{"id":3129,"date":"2019-01-05T18:57:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T13:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2019-04-21T19:00:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-21T13:30:55","slug":"2018-annual-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reliablesoftwares.com\/blog\/2018-annual-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Annual Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is that time of the year when we all audit what went well and what we should be looking forward to.<\/p>\n

3 questions<\/strong>\u00a0that I\u2019m going to answer to review myself and compare to my last year commitment.<\/p>\n

What went well this year?
\nWhat didn\u2019t go so well this year?
\nWhat am I working toward?<\/p>\n

1. What went well this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing:<\/strong>\u00a0I have written 93 articles this year. The target was to write at least 2 articles in a week. I am trying to make it as a habit. Have missed just 11 days this year. It was one of the good writing years. Also, the viewership of my blog has increased. This year my focus was to write a book and have finally able to do so. You can also check out my book at\u00a0https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CHesaZ<\/a>. I hope you all like it too.<\/p>\n

Read Books:<\/strong>\u00a0Had planned to read minimum 1 book a month. This was an average year reading. Had a fun time reading various books and have blogged about my thoughts about the book so that I can remember and refer it back when I needed. I have read 8 books this year, averaging 221 pages per book. You can check out all of them by\u00a0clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Travel:<\/strong>\u00a0I would love to travel at least one country every year. This year I have traveled a lot mostly in India. This year it was to Shenzhen (China), Kuwait and Dubai. Shenzhen was a fun trip, leaned a lot about chinese culture too. Also in India, I have visited Bharuch for the first time and stayed in Indore for the first time, it was fun.<\/p>\n

Creating new Opportunities:<\/strong>\u00a0Have met new friends and that has helped me to create new opportunities too.<\/p>\n

Sleep:<\/strong>\u00a0Last year my average hr of sleep was around 6hrs per day. This year sleep is increased to 7 hrs per day with an average of 2hr deep sleep.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2. What didn\u2019t go so well this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Exercise:<\/strong>\u00a0Last year I was working out for 10 mins per day at least 3 to 4 times a week. This year exercise time has gone for a toss. Have to schedule proper timing to do the exercise again in routine.<\/p>\n

Give time to family and friends:<\/strong>\u00a0Was not able to spend much time with family this year. There was no family outing for personal reason. Hopefully, it will be different this year.<\/p>\n

Sells things online:<\/strong>\u00a0Was not able to give enough time or do enough promotion for selling stuff online. Need to focus more on it this year.<\/p>\n

3. What am I working toward?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing schedule:<\/strong>\u00a0Have to be more consistent with my writing schedule. Also, have to write more quality and in detail stuff.<\/p>\n

Expand my business:<\/strong>\u00a0Have to start working on my business and have to give more time to it. Have to expand my business portfolio too. Looking for a new partnership and ventures this year.<\/p>\n

Research:<\/strong>\u00a0This year also want to continue with doing more research and learn new things. This will help me grow, not only professionally but also personally. I am not an expert and trying to learn many things out of many things myself. Have improved my life and my thoughts in 2018 and I am looking forward to new adventures and learning in 2019.<\/p>\n

PS: My\u00a02017 Annual Review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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