Key Themes for the week #

• Common to both professional and personal lives

  • Intentionality

  • Presence

  • Reflection

  • A LOT to do and so little a time ;-P

• Specifically around personal life

  • Care

  • Gratitude

  • Financial planning and its health

  • Health

  • House improvements

  • Being an immigrant

  • Being a foodie and the link to being immigrant and health habits

• Specifically around work

  • Prioritisation

  • Longer-term strategies

  • Power, control and respect with others

  • Thinking about starting a newsletter

  • Networks, and

  • What’s next

Key insights #

• [[Caterpillar_tracks_VS_Hamster_wheels]]: growth is about/happens when going back, repeatedly, to the same area and bit by bit, the thing improves.

• [[Consistency]] is the key.

• [[Presence]] is the most valuable thing that we can give to ourselves and others.

• Being [[adventurous]] is when i am at my best.

• Getting things done, especially the short ones, takes a bit of slight pain but worth the rewards - reduces stress and the cognitive load

What’s in store for [[8-14, Jan 24]] #

• Goals for 2024 (professional at team and individual levels and personal level)

• Prepare for Sankranti get-together

• Create newsletters for #programmedelivery. #diaspora

• Prioritisation sorted for 2024

• Preparation for Product & Tech internal conference