As 2020 passes away with its imperfections and challenges, here’s praying and hoping that 2021 will be a better year in all facets of life.
To say that 2020 was a challenging year would be saying the obvious. However in the midst of the chaos and curve ball that COVID-19 threw the world, deals were still made, companies and new businesses were started, people got married and engaged, people got their first jobs and/or changed jobs, etc. it wasn’t all doom and gloom. While you may have missed your 2020 targets and/or you have had to adapt on the go, I want you to know that 2020 happened to all of us. And 2021 presents an opportunity for us to get up and go again. Here are a few things I plan to do in 2021:
- Take risks: I’ll describe myself as a low to moderate risk taker. A lot of times, besides validating that what I’m planning to do is legitimate and legal, I drag my foot quite a bit because I’m analyzing and re-analyzing the pros and cons of what I want to do. Sometimes you just have to take risks, without having all the answers to your questions. I hope to take more calculated risks in 2021 — stock investments, investments in people, investments in self.
- Keep fit: my build seems to make people believe that I am fit; nothing could be further from the truth. Over the years I have tried a few things inconsistently — gym registration (which I abandon after going a few times), playing soccer with colleagues, buying elliptical and bike, etc. I became fairly consistent in 2020 because outdoor activities like walking, running, cycling became a way of escape from being home all day. And I spent more time on the elliptical in the past 9 months than in the previous 3–4 years since I’ve had it 😁. I plan to continue on the fitness journey in 2021 and I’ll be signing up for Apple fitness+ to add some variety to what I do. And who knows, maybe I’ll be able to shed an extra 2kg and get to my desired. 68kg weight.
- Be a mentor: I feel like there are lessons I’ve learned on my journey that I can pass on to willing learners.I’m not sure how this will pan out or how to approach it, but it’s something I plan to do. Hopefully, someone will be able to acknowledge in the future that their life changed because I mentored them or was there to listen to them.
- Side hustle: those with multiple streams of income don’t have 2 heads. Hopefully 2021 is when I add a few streams to my income and earnings. If you have any suggestions or leads, please send them my way 😎.
- Enjoy life: I plan to follow the words of a wise man who said “chop life, problems no dey finish”. Don’t ask me who the wise man was, but I hope you get my drift.
- Write: I plan to write at least once a month is 2021. I have no specific topics in mind but I hope to hone my writing skills and hopefully get a few paid (or even free) gigs.
Now you know some of the things I plan to do in 2021, what are some of the things you plan to do? Here’s to an amazing 2021.
Godspeed,
Tolu
