2019 is almost over and as I sit down to write this, which is my penultimate Monday blog of this year, I can’t help but introspect on how the last 356 days have been as far as my life as an entrepreneur goes. What did I achieve in the last one year? Have I been able to overcome all the challenges that the universe has thrown at me? Have I grown and have I become a better person, a better leader?

For starters, I wanted to read at least 12 books in this year as my book reading had come down owing to my schedule over the last couple of years but I did manage to get close to the number I allotted myself. With each book, I learnt something new and I grew just a little bit as a person.

On a personal note, my son turned from 3 to 4 this year and the best part of having a child who is of that age is that they’re very curious about everything and they are rapid learners. But this learning happens gradually and over a period of time and spending time with my son in this year taught me how to be patient and that has helped me achieve other things in 2019.

Professionally, this year was great as stuMagz conducted a massive event in March where we awarded 25 achievers under the age of 25, discovering those talents and presenting them to the world. It was the perfect beginning to fulfilling stuMagz’s goal of identifying and discovering talents. Later I visited London and Dublin as a part of a government delegation and that was also a high-point of 2019.

All of these were one step at a time. 

The answer to all the questions in the first paragraph is in the affirmative. How did I do it all? I did several small improvements throughout the year. It is okay to not achieve a goal completely but it is important to take a step towards it every single day. It doesn’t matter how big the step is, just step in the right direction, consistently.