New Year 2015

Always worth doing a post in the new year.

There are always goals, there are always aspirations.  There seems to be more a sense of peace this previous year and now, even with all the ups and downs that come with building a small business and attempting also to build up other income streams.

Let's talk more about this "serenity".  I am definitely more comfortable expressing my opinions and revealing a level of honesty about myself.
I subscribe to the "honest vulnerability" concept of interactions with other people.  Whilst I don't socialise what I do that much, I am very open to talking about the things that I do, the good and the bad of it.  And as we all know there is always a good side and always a bad side of every endeavour.  I like being honest.  As a good friend told me once, "honesty is relaxing, because then you don't have to remember what you lied about".
The serenity comes from the feeling that, no matter how bad it gets, it's probably not that bad.  I just read a quote of "if $10k can solve the problem, then it's not really a problem".  Also the serenity comes from an intense focus of trying to systemise things, so that there is less (or no) firefighting, and more time to reflect and improve and create.
Having my own business brings a level of responsibility, but also a knowledge that many things are within my ability to control.  Knowing that means that any problem can be fixed, because it is me that is doing to fixing.

Back to the aspirations.  Korea trip is on the cards.  A long trip which may be an escapism but I prefer to see it more as a challenge to life experience.  I will try very hard not to let things derail this opportunity, by doing all I can to make the businesses I have more resilient, and autonomous.  That in itself is another challenge.  It has been this one F&B business the whole time, this is also the year to start exploring what other opportunities there are out there.
The Korea trip will also push me to live a more minimalistic life.  Less goods, more experiences.  Sell all that I don't need.  And in reality I really don't need much.

Physically I am feeling more my age, but I think I still have a lot of raw energy.  Need to keep that up.  I think setting the physical challenges (like this human flag pole thing) is the right type of inspiration for me.  Very happy if I can do that this year.  Generally better food would help, even 3 times home cooking a week would help.

Other themes:
- Contribution:  Deliver something on this front.  Just organise something and give the proceeds away.  Thinking BBQ Block party in Singapore by May.
- Relationships:  Getting closer to looking for a partner, but still not quite there.  Less floozies this year!
- Focus:  I realise it's too easy to get suckered into looking at my phone all the time, and notice it in other people as well.  Whatever I am doing, give it attention and enjoy it.   Perhaps even no FB on my phone (gasp!) and replace it with a "Ideas Generator" notepad.

As always 2015 will prove to be a enjoyable and educational year I am sure.  Here's to the good times ahead.