I want to reclaim my self confidence. No no, not arrogance (have enough already thanks 🙂 ). But reclaim confidence to be able to approach people, companies way above my success level. Approach or present to them my ideas, projects or simply ask for mentorship. But I will not fear anymore. If you don’t ask the answer will always be a big fat: “No!”
I want to complete all the courses I started. FreeCodeCamp course and also the Dart/Flutter mobile development course. This will allow me to develop several of my great ideas MS To Do list.
Become South Africa’s best Laravel developer, as I once were. Get up to date with the latest versions. Go through the documentation in detail. Read to understand every single piece. Put in the extra hours, days, weekends as I use to in the past.
No more “rubber arm”. Taking back control over my Social Life – totally. When I have committed doing thing “A” and friend “X” phones to go out – I must simply say no. No more changing my plans when I get invited at the last minute. I think basically it is called: Boundaries / Self Discipline – but will get to this one also.
Boundaries (Yup I said so). I want to set up strong boundaries but without building Fort Knox walls around me. I want to be approachable but not useable. I need to communicate in a friend but strict way if something is bothering me, making me negative or distracting me in any way or means.
Self Discipline, well well here we are. Okay so I do want to keep the discipline to train: gym and walking my dog. Also the same with advancing my knowledge and taking on new courses and master the ones I know or believe will be beneficial.
I want to be extremely successful in my business’s. I want to get the existing once back on track. SignGenius.com is a great example of a billion dollar company but we dropped the ball a “little”. The success of my business’s will enable me to help new you entrepreneurs – showing them the ropes. Showing them how to transcend from an once emotional wreck to an absolute business master. Especially online development, platforms etc. I want to set up a tech education hub at my house, thatch basically. I want to be an inspiration to other young people.
Financial Discipline – all I can say: I nearly had it all but I also lost it all. Before staring a construction company come talk to me. Fastest method to go from hero to zero. Choose your partners carefully. But jokes aside – I need to have a daily understanding of my spending. I need to have a carefully planned budget and abide by it 100%. No more free rides. No more me pickup the bill. No more buy everyone at the bar a shot. No! Take control back over my finances.
Reclaim my Self Value. Make sure I conduct myself in such a way that I offend nobody else but still maintain a good image and example. Fun is fun and I will allow myself to have fun. But within parameters and control, responsibly.
Want to go on more vacations especially camping or anything where you are closer to nature. Adventure once a month. Doing something out of my normal routine or skillset may also be a good idea.
I must start attending Meetup group meetings relevant to my fields of interest, dev, tech, 3d printing, Arduino, Raspberry PI, Laravel etc.
Find mentors – business mentors and potential investors.
Would ultimately enjoy meeting my future wife! Where we are each others greatest fans and supporters. Having jokes and arguments but never heart or insult each other. Just my lost “ribbebeen”.
