Happy 2019 !
While 2018 was
filled with nasty lessons one after another, it is time to review the chapter and move on
for the next. A few days ago, I
sat down with my BFF, Adel, to do a quick recap for 2018 and vision-planning
for 2019. Each year both of us will take
a day to talk about the previous year and visualise what we intend to do for the
new year and we have been doing this activity for a couple of years now.
Because both of us are trained to facilitate conversations, we were able to
conduct it to push for better and clearer insights, and set it on an action plan.
We then complete it with a vision board, where I did mine using Pinterest.com.
Here’s the questions we asked ourselves this year.
What did I learnt In 2018 ?
2018 has been a
difficult year for everyone, I’m no exception. I had almost half the year of
downtime as I tried out new business ideas as I expand and shifted my role as
an agent. And I was broke AF oh gosh. Took more exams to up my game in the finance industry and saw/hear
negative things of me from people I looked up to.
In 2018, I learned
that it is okay to put yourself and your interests first, walk out from toxic
environments and that only you will love yourself the most. I started to spend
more time with myself and catching and watching the balance of my mental and physical
health. I no longer is in guilt for what I do, neither do I owe anyone a
living.
In 2018, like I said
earlier, I made use of the downtime from my transition by taking up courses,
read more and gain more. When this is published, I should have gotten my
certificate for being a Certified Facilitator for The Leadership Challenge. ( Been procrastinating on the assignment! Argh ) Also, I cleared all my General Insurance papers which I’ve always wanted to do
since I joined the industry. Not just
that, I up-ed my game in numberology. (Wakao it is so difficult la)
p/s : Typing this made me so happy already.
I gained to know more about myself, my struggles and
ways to make myself better. I’m so thankful. :)
What is difficult to do in the start of 2018, but is
manageable now .
- Getting off work to self- love
THIS
is the toughest of in the list. I was pretty much always living in the shadow
of someone else’s ( eg my boss my friends etc ) and constantly felt guilty when
I take time off to do things I want to. Often, I get negative comments and they
suck. After my career shift in the middle of the year, I decided to just f*ck it. I
need to stop living for others and my past.
- Attracting financial abundance
An
extension from the previous point, I was also constantly feeling that if I
don’t work, I would be poor and then no time/ resources to take care of the
rest. I was having hard time with my finances especially when you have about half an year of having barely no income/ surviving on very little money. It created a lot of anxiety problems for me. Thankfully, I’ve shifted my mindset. It is okay to get off work/ earn less to do things
that can make me happier and when I am happier, the rest of the things
would flow. Money will also come naturally.
- Change for being more present.
I
came to a point in my life that I realised that I was either living in my past
or I was in my future. I was a dreamer. Probably the reason why I couldn’t link
my thoughts and actions together to turn it into the reality. I wasn't really paying attention to people in my life cause I was not present at all. I'm still learning so give me some time. For now, I take baby steps to access my present situations and think through of what are the actual useful steps for me to make.
- Take care of yourself and the universe will take care of the rest.
Yup.
As real as it is.
- Acknowledging problems, be aware and resolve it.
Being
part of positive living is to acknowledge the existence of problems, feelings
& emotions and circumstances. It is only when we acknowledge them, we can
let go and move on. That would also help to gain more awareness, and resolve
issues easier. Thus, improving in our problem solving skills and adaptability.
What do you want to achieve in 2019 ?
- Be more present and be grounded
- Feel the fear and do it anyway.
- Better discipline
- Spend time and attention wisely
- Plan for my retirement.
- Travel more; see more; experience more;
- Converting my business ideas into reality
- Read more
- Sponsor a child.
Can't wait to experience what 2019 has for me .
Loves,
A.
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