Last year, I did not set any goals for myself and life felt quite disorganised and with out any direction. I am a person who needs something to work towards while also being spontaneous in bursts. I like to have a direction but I also like to accommodate some surprises that might come along the way.
Coming to the goals- I analysed different areas of life and decided that the below goals are my priority. For each of these goals, I have a set of habits. I will cover some of it here. I have not used "SMART" approach in describing them below.
1. 19-20 BMI: During COVID, I gained a bit of weight and I managed to lose some of it and my BMI is normal. However, I would prefer to be at a lower-mid range of the BMI. I think this would help me manage my health better. This would mean- eating balanced meals, consistent workouts and walks, and the main one for me- stress management and sleeping hours management.
2. Earn 30 PDUs this year to maintain my PMP certification: It is self explanatory- I would like to maintain my certification and would need at least 30 PDUs this year. I am setting some hours aside every month to focus on this.
3. Develop Content Creation ability: Social media is no longer a place to just express your thoughts- it is also a space to express our creativity. I have been negligent in this area and have almost vanished from it. My perspective on social media has also changed. I think it provides excellent opportunities and I would like to explore some of them. I am learning and I hope over time, I will improve and put out more meaningful content.
4. Focus on Mental/Brain Health: I have come to realise over the years how important mental health is and I am not just talking about depression- our brain is also aging with our body and needs more and more care as we grow older. All these years, I had never done anything intentional to keep my brain sharp and creative. This year, I would want to do some intentional training and conditioning of the brain- I am already learning 2 foreign languages and would like to keep that up. Additionally, with the help of ChatGPT, I am focussing on solving complex mathematics problems mentally and nourish it with some good quality literature.
5. Investments: I have set a target for investing an x amount during the course of this year. I am setting aside sometime every week for research for this and taking small steps towards investing the amount x that I have planned.
Apart from this, there are some other areas of interests that I would like to cultivate during this year but they are more of hobbies and not really high on my list of priorities or goals this year.
