And every day in between was an intention to be fully present in everything I do.
As I think about 2024, I received an email this morning with new year wishes and asking for 3 words for the theme for 2024.
My theme for 2024: Connection, Synergy and to be Fearless.
Connection: I am truly blessed by the connections and folks who continue to be my guiding light. Lucky to have met folks in person in 2023 and would love to foster the meaningful conversations in 2024.
Synergy: I am amazed by the opportunities that unfolded in the past few years and looking to build new synergies with mindful folks in 2024.
Fearless: I still let fear overcome me at times. 2024 is a milestone year marking my 40th year of life in this beautiful world. I aspire to be fearless in every way.
As I continue my ritual that started in 2018, to reflect on 2023 and share my personal OKRs for 2024, I am convinced by the power of intention and goals.
Product Marketing - Blessed to teach PMMC Core to 350+ students globally (North America, Europe, Asia). Grateful to be part of the Scholar program.
Travel - When I wrote about my next destination as Portugal in Dec 2022, I had no idea what or how it would unfold. I am fortunate for the opportunity to travel for 4 months in Portugal and the UK. Truly appreciate folks sharing their homes and lives.
Duolingo - I started to learn portuguese in March 2023 and added 5 more languages in Aug 2023 to diversify my learning - Spanish, Portuguese | French, Italian | Korean, Japanese.
I am guided by the 3 quests every day and love the friend quests. As of Dec 31, 2023, I am on a 273 day streak. I stopped looking at the leaderboard and that has been super helpful to continue to learn and not compete.
Read 140 books - inspired by the ideas and perspectives from various authors. And the recent books are guiding me on a path to understand my social anxiety and mannerisms - and what it means to have the tools and learn more about the autism spectrum.
500+ photos on Unsplash - nature | flowers | food | travel → 989+ total as of Dec 31, 2023.
50+ videos on YouTube Nowhere - nature | flowers | food | travel - > 48 videos in 2024, total 177 videos, 124 subscribers as of Dec 31, 2023
3+ books to self-publish - food | photography | career growth → 0, started working on One meal at a time, and plan to publish in Jan 2024.
And to set the path for 2024:
Start - Learn to swim. Visit the northern lights and experience aurora borealis.
Continue - I love what I do. Committed to continue my ikigai as a Mentor and Explorer around the world. The little joys of life!
2024 Personal OKRs - Div
Each year continues to shape the following year and there is pure joy in gaining clarity to focus on what matters.
 🦋 2024 Personal OKRs - Div  🦋
Objective: Live a meaningful life, mindfully and be fully present in every moment. One day at a time.
Mentor: be a guiding light - career growth | authentic leadership | product marketing
Explore: be in awe with miracles around the world - books | food | travel | natureÂ
Share: be a voice for the unspoken - stress and anxiety | mindfulness | belonging
What does success look like? A few milestone metrics to guide my year and build on the momentum so far. It’s the act of lovingkindness, to help folks be their best. And to do what makes me alive, feel joy in every moment and be fully present.
