Goals 2016!

The picture above more or less sums it up. In my case too; I can only start planning for New Year goals now that one month has already passed. Though for different reasons. In fact the reason itself contains a major learning towards achieving these goals.

So here’s the story.

One of my major goals since last year, or rather from last two years has been to change job. On few occasions I came very close to achieving this goal. But could not clear the final hurdle. But as the luck would have it. I managed to change job right at the end of last year. My plan was to join my new job on the first day of New Year itself. But there were some last minute issues. I required my passport to be ready before joining. Had applied for renewal also. Unfortunately this was exactly the time luck chooses to demonstrate how great Indian system works (Or not works at all). My file for police verification was stuck time and again and it took one complete month for it to clear.

Ultimately everything went well and my passport is expected in one – two days. During last month (first month of year) I was actually without job as I have already put in my papers and relieved in last job and yet to join new job. Consciously or unconsciously; I was under so much stress that just could prepare me to plan goals for this year.

Now that everything is sorted out, I can again concentrate on planning / resolutions for 2016.

And therein lays the major learning. In the hindsight I could recall many such instances when I faced similar kind of stress because of which I put all my goals on the back-burner. If only I could deal with such situations without losing focus on bigger goals. I could achieve so much more.

Back to the goals now. As covered in my earlier post also. One of the major goals that I could achieve last year has some salient characteristics. It was measurable as well as track able. So taking the leaf out of that experience. For this year I’m going to try and define all my goals in the same manner as below.

1)      Books –  15 books

2)      Blog – 12 blog post (full article only, not including random quotes, books etc)

3)      Physical fitness – Participate in Delhi half marathon, Join swimming in summer

4)      Communication – Join toastmasters and complete one stage (five speeches)

5)      Qualification – Complete my correspondence degree (Optional : check for MBA)

6)      Financial – Preparing finance plan , start investing in equity

7)      Recreation – learn one new hobby (guitar)

8)      Technical – Learn one new software (Solid works)

9)      Entrepreneurship -  Prepare business plan with roadmap