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I used to envy people who would make resolutions every new year and then stick with them. I rarely make new year resolutions/set goals because I fear I wouldn't follow through and that would be one more thing I'd be failing at. Even when I make resolutions, I don't write them down so I don't bear the burden of being constantly reminded that I'm not meeting up.
A new year is like a reset for most people but for me, it's just a continuation of regular days. I prefer setting my goals in bits over the year and not cramming it all up at a go. It gets overwhelming and that's when the fear of failure creeps in.
This year, however, is different and I'm not afraid of writing my goals, reaching for them and even failing. It's different because I didn't need to come up with these resolutions only now, as they are the bits and pieces from the latter part of last year that I've been dwelling on. Is that what people have been doing all along? I didn't know that.
Having these goals before January and laying the foundation for them gives me better clarity and that's why I can boldly make resolutions this new year without feeling overwhelmed. My goals this year revolve around learning, bettering my finances and staying consistent.
Starting my trading journey
On new year's day, my mum asked me if I'm alright financially and I said yes but I'm not alright because I want more. I don't have a lot of responsibilities right now so I'm saving most of what I earn here but what happens when new responsibilities begin hitting me?
I recently ventured into trading and I started blindly but I'm not going to go far or make the money I want if I continue that way. I'm gradually learning the ropes, reading a lot and watching videos. It's a whole lot of information to take in and I'm a bit overwhelmed but I need to know more than buying on red days and selling on green days.
This is the year that I consistently learn how to trade and make it one of my income sources. I feel like I've made mistakes with some trades already that might make me a bagholder but I can't tell. I'm going to keep learning and make smart trading decisions, aiming for a 100% profit margin in 6 months.
Increase my stake and continue saving
I'm currently at a little over 1000HP and I want to have at least 3000HP at the end of the year. I intend to reach this figure by powering up more and setting some of my reward payouts to 100% power up to reach my goal even faster.
There's 592HBD in my savings currently and I'd like to see at least 1500HBD in savings at the end of the year.
For my Leo power, I'm currently at 66 and looking to make that 500 Leo power in 6 months. It's sort of new territory as I only started writing properly on Leofinance some days ago so I can't tell if I'm setting my sight too far for a start. I earn Leo from holding Cub Life and Bro tokens, it's little, but I'm having it all powered up.
Learning A New Skill
Two weeks ago I made a post on hive talking about how expensive it is to learn a digital skill and I resorted to taking free courses for a start. A few days after, I came across an institute offering a two-month digital marketing training based on an income sharing agreement tuition payment.
Instead of paying the $454 tuition fee upfront, I get to pay it after graduating from the course. The deal is, they link me with an employer and if I get a job, I pay 17.5% of my monthly salary until my tuition fee is covered completely. If they're not able to get me a job, I don't pay the money.
I thought it was a good deal and also, digital marketing combined with the CRM course I'm taking is such a good skill-set. I sent in my application and two days later, got accepted. It was exciting to get it just after I made a resolve to actively seek learning opportunities.
Classes begin tomorrow and it's going to be a long two months but I'm ready. I don't even mind getting a job from them or not, I'm just grateful for an opportunity to have an in-depth learning experience.
I like how I have clarity this new year and so much willingness to get ahead. I set the foundation last year and it has made me begin the year on a good note. There are other areas I'm unclear about but I have the whole year to work on those goals too.
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