Q1 Check-In: Expectations Met or Lessons Learned?

If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s planning and execution. For so many years now, I’ve planned my life to the tinniest detail and I’ve put in so much in executing every bit of it to its finest. When it comes to my life and my growth, I love to be in control. I love to know what I’m doing, where I’m headed, what to do and how to do and and also project the expected outcome.

At the end of every year, I make sure to review my year, take a look at how far I’ve come, the changes I’ve been able to make in my life, if I’ve achieved my set goals or more and everything else you can think about which is important to me as an individual. And after that, I make sure to base on these stuff to set me goals for the coming year, set timelines and make sure I’m hyped up for the year. This has been my routine over the years.

This year, everything is different. At the end of 2024, I was a busy running up and down. I had a lot going on I didn’t even have time to stop to think about the ending of the year. I didn’t even have any end of year break like everyone else. Before I knew it, we were in January. And I’m like well, it’s just another year and another day. Let’s see how it goes.

Aside knowing what wanted to achieve this year, I didn’t really think or bother to plan everything to the tiniest detail. I’m just like, let everything play out for once in your life and let’s see how things go. I won’t lie, I hate the feeling of not know what’s next even though I’m busy on the daily basis. But it’s fun. We’ve made it through the first quarter of the year and so far, I would say everything has been great.

It feels great letting things play out. Things haven’t been really rosy all the time but the good surpasses the bad. I’ve been able to achieve so much over the past three months to the extent that I can’t even believe I’m still alive. There was always something to do every blessed day it kept me on my toes. I remember having a free day in February and I almost lost my mind from doing nothing. It felt like I was wasting away.

I’ve made a lot of progress in all aspects of my life so far. I’m no more a workaholic from my point of view even though people say I still i am. I’ve been able to establish a fine line between by work life and my social life and I’d count that as progress. I go out more often. I’ve made so many friends who have impacted my life so much, my communication is getting better as I take at least an hour out of my day to reach out to friends and family. My metal health is great. I’m taking care of my health by eating well and practicing mindfulness among others. My personal habits have been fine tuned and many more…. I wouldn’t want to bore you.

So far, I’d say the first quarter of the year has been a rollercoaster of wins, losses, growth and all that you can think of. Looking forward, I’m all set and ready for what the second quarter of the year has in store for me. How has your first quarter of the year been?

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