FAVORITES
My favorite family activity Deloitte’s local managing partner John West escapes by following the puck
WHEN I’M NOT WORKING, I am always doing something with my family — that’s where I spend all my free time. The challenge is that all five of us are type-A personalities so our schedules get pretty hectic. With my three kids very active in school and extracurricular activities and my wife and I balancing work and home, we’re always being pulled in multiple directions. We’re on-the-go 24/7, running from meetings to soccer and lacrosse games to dance competitions and somehow finding time to eat dinner in the evening. One way or the other, we make it happen, but we also carve out time to disconnect from the day-to-day grind and focus on what matters most — each other. Our favorite release from all of this is a Nashville Predators game. You may ask, why hockey? Well, we all like different things but a Predators game is the one thing we can always agree on unanimously. The team really embodies Nashville — a familyand community-oriented city. The games are action-packed and allow us to embrace the spirit of Nashville. For us, it is nice to take a break from the constant motion in our lives and watch our favorite team take a turn. For those 60 minutes they are on the ice, everything else in life seems to disappear and this is great medicine for the daily stresses and activities. In many ways, I thank the Nashville Predators for not only being such a connecting point for our community, but also for giving me and my family 60 minutes of pure escape!
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