New Year’s Resolutions – 2009
Ahhh. The fresh beginning of a new decade.
Many people I know wish this decade hadn’t existed. It was certainly a tough decade for the world in general, especially for the economy and American politics. The latter hilariously summarized by this video:
Fortunately, I have a condition where I think the last thing that happened was the best thing ever. Well…unless it’s really really bad.
There were definitely some tough personal challenges that’s happened this decade, but from those challenges I’ve furthered myself in many areas. I guess I’m just an optimist. Anyways, I’ll spare you the details and move on to my reflection of last year’s resolution.
Last year’s resolution:
1. Manage my cashflow better
Nope. Didn’t do this at all.It’s pointless to manage any cashflow when you don’t spend that much to begin with.
2. Generate more residual income
A few projects were created for this, but like many web projects they either fail quickly or succeed after a long while. I don’t want to spread my time too thinly on so many projects. This resolution was definitely a dud!
3. Improve my tennis to the point of winning a local tournament
This reflection isn’t turning well. I didn’t win any local tournament, in fact I didn’t even look for any. Most tournaments happen within a club membership but those are expensive for students like me. However, I’m definitely better at tennis now! I would say I’m intermediate level when I’m at my best.
4. Meet more like-minded people
I’ll extend this resolution to this year with a better approach. Read below.
5. Get more involved in organizations, clubs, events or conferences
Yay! One successful resolution.
So, fine. Many of last year’s resolutions flopped, but it’s the awareness and the pursuit of those resolutions that’s important right? ..I guess that’s my optimism speaking again.
Carrying on, here are my resolutions for 2010:
1. Create a good working prototype of an invention (my invention)
2. Better balance between being active (outside frolicking) and passive (inside in front of my computer)
3. Openly share my views and perspectives
An extra note on resolution #3: I’ve connected with a few strangers this year by sharing my views, and it brought me closer to them. Equally important, they understood me and benefited from what I had to share. For the first time in my life, I’ve had a glimpse of what it’s like to be a transformational leader, and it’s a powerful feeling of achievement and purpose. The latter of which I will explain further through my revised Vision, which will exist shortly due to resolution #4.
4. Write in my blog weekly (I can see this being hard already!)
5. Meditate at least once every week
Hopefully, I’ll have positive reflections when I come back to review my resolutions next year. If not, you can call me on it.
- Peter Kao
