2025 personal OKRs

To just be... a labyrinth of life 🦋

Every twist and turn in our life shows us something we didn't want to see.

Every NO is a pathway to another YES.

It's about making space for the pathless journey we want to take. The road less traveled.

It's shaping who we want to be... Our true authentic self…

Oh 2024, little did I know what my 40th year would be and little could I dream, it would be filled with loving kindness and hope.

In 2024, I set themes or we could call them intentions…

These themes continue for 2025: 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 2023-24 and would love to foster the meaningful conversations in 2025.

• Synergy: I am amazed by the opportunities that unfolded in the past few years and to continue to build synergies with mindful folks in 2025.

• Fearless: I still let fear overwhelm me at times. I aspire to be fearless every day.

I think of a new definition for fearless now. I really surprised myself this year. In who I am becoming…

To open doors to new possibilities and to say yes when an opportunity or chance comes my way ... to be fearless in my own way …

I'm truly grateful for the folks who have continued to stay with me this year, checked in to make sure I'm okay, to cheer me up when the days are down, to wish me for my 40th birthday, to celebrate the small wins and the little joys of life …

A part of me wants to do the reflection just like I did every year - look at the OKRs, numbers and the metrics.

... a part of me wants to start a new clean slate. Find a new pattern …

Start fresh… a blank page ... to let it be whatever it could be for 2025 …

To create space for the universe to manifest the miracles in work & life … ❣️ 🌠

Mindful at the core

If you're curious what my 2024 OKRs were, feel free to read the post below.. I guess the numbers don't mean much anymore..

It's just the way of life.. to move forward.. 2 steps forward, 10 steps back..

My 2025 personal OKRs will stay the same as 2023-24.

🦋 2025 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 - workplace wellbeing | career growth | authentic leadership | product marketing

Explore: be in awe with miracles around the world - books | food | travel | nature

Share: be a voice for the unspoken - neurodiversity | stress and anxiety | mindfulness | belonging

This year, I want to to be brave and fearless and celebrate this year with people.

• Folks who understood and I truly felt seen

• Folks who took the time to listen to my worries and uncertainty

• Folks who just knew when I needed help even though I was afraid to ask

• Folks who cared enough to show up and just be there no matter what

• Folks who opened their home, heart and soul

• Folks who believe in you always, even when you don't

It's interesting how all our life all we ever want is to be understood and seen. To feel appreciated and valued for just existing in this world.

Loving kindness is a rare gift.

Mi gente .. My mentees, students, peers, leaders, soul friends!

I love y’all ❣️🤗

You are the reason I wake up every morning.

Mucho gracias, Grazie Mille, Merci beaucoup, Muito obrigado!

We lost 3 beautiful souls in 2024 - A dear friend, thoughtful leader and relative.. RIP

In the book Happier, there is a concept called happiness board - A group of people who care about you and your well-being and who will hold you accountable to the ultimate currency of happiness. I love this idea!

Happier: Learn the Secrets to Daily Joy and Lasting Fulfillment

Sharing my love with y’all

Foodie ❣️

Flowers 🌸

Sunrise 🌄

Butterfly 🦋

The best gift I got this year is time and space. Time to be present, to be mindful, to care and breathe lovingkindness in everything I do.

When I stepped into my home and created my own sanctuary of peace and calm, I knew this is the space that is me. Not to fill it with furniture or things that don't mean anything to me.

But to fill it with all parts of me.. The creative thinker, the minimalist, the photographer, the origami artist, the butterfly lover .. to be intentional for every space. To make it meaningful in my own way. Smile and cherish each memory.

My sister shared a beautiful idea.. Have you heard of soul places? Love it ❣️

Where is your soul place?

A city, town or area you feel strangely drawn to and
which you feel a special connection with ..

I truly believe San Francisco is my soul place. It makes me come alive... the bay, the streets, the nature and birds, the food, the people who believe in San Francisco and truly love SF just like I do. That's why volunteering to keep the streets clean mean so much to me. Because I can make a difference in whatever small way I can.

I remember my mom asked - How I'm using three levels of space - 1432 sq ft just for myself.. and it became my rhythm of life.. upstairs is my rest and sleep space, middle is my work and food space, downstairs is my zen and reading space. I start my day from the top to the bottom and then again the same the next day. The labyrinth of life.

And I'm going to be brave and I just put my listing yesterday on Airbnb to find a roommate. Just because it didn't work the many times I tried before, doesn't mean I should give up. I can find a million reasons and excuses not to, but all I need is one reason to go ahead. To believe in myself.

Labyrinth of life

These are words that came to mind as part of the peace labyrinth and mindful practice at the SF Public Library.

Peace Labyrinth

And here is setting an intention going into 2025.. to just be..

Not everything will happen the way we want it to and that's okay.. c'est la vie!

To be present in the moment and cherish every second I get to spend with folks I love unconditionally and who love me too.. mi gente ❣️

To say this past week and the holidays are overwhelming with emotions and feelings is an understatement. For the first time in ever that I can remember I didn't run or keep myself busy. I stayed with my emotions and feelings. I just let it be. To ride the waves…

That's when I realized that I don't have to be chasing something or running away I can just be. One day at a time. A soul friend once told me that I don't have to prove anything to anyone. Isn't it weird we spend all our lives trying to prove we are something or someone?

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. – Albert Einstein

Don't ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.

- Harold Whitman

But just a few more days and it will be 2025. Reading books and staying home is my way. I'm not even going for my walks. I can do this.

To leave the past and 2024 behind..

To new beginnings .. let it go and welcome the new ..

I do my best