Happy New Year everyone. 2014 went by really quickly, quite naturally when one is busy trying to study for and obtain an Msc less than sixteen months. I cannot believe we are already in 2015 and I find myself regularly putting 2014 down as the date, still. I suppose this happens to a lot of people in the new year. Anyway, I have made a quick but firm list of how I would like this year to play out. I know that this sounds like such a usual "New Year" talk, but I believe this is different. I shall tell you why. You see, as I got older, I got rid of the "New Year resolutions" which sounded like commandments; I shall not drink, I shall not eat junk food, I shall not spend money unnecessarily, and so forth. Instead, my resolutions have now become those things which I like to do, or where I see my life. I know it may sound like a load of new age talk, but it actually works. My resolutions last year in January included enrolling at a university for a postgraduate degree, finding love, learning to cook new healthier recipes, travelling, finding a job which is challenging and enjoyable, among others. I can tell you that everything I set out as goals for 2014 came to fruition, except for the job bit, but I think there's still time and that will happen once I have graduated.
For 2015, I would like to excel in the final units of my course and graduate with an excellent overall grade, I would like to travel some more hopefully within a job, and I would like to write more. The whole idea is to remain steadfast in the vision and goals I have for my life. Thus I must end on this note, lest I run the risk of sounding preachy or too new age; whatever your plans are, it helps to write them down and put dates and action plans beside them. If one of your plans is to study for a CPD, undergrad or postgrad degree, then this is the time. Begin your journey here today, it will be well worth it.
Have an excellent 2015