As the first week of 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect and share my experiences, particularly around setting annual objectives for the year ahead. This week has been focused on family time and on laying the groundwork for a successful and fulfilling 2025, both personally and professionally.

Personal Reflections

This week was a mix of family time and strategic planning.

On New Year’s Eve, we enjoyed a wonderful evening with our neighbours, celebrating the start of 2025. And on New Year’s Day, we hosted Nelly’s best friend and his mom for a pleasant afternoon.
Overall, I’m very happy with the amount of quality time I spent with my family this week. “Family always come first” is one of my core principles.

The 2nd and 3rd of January were dedicated to preparing my annual objectives for 2025, complete with relevant indicators. Each goal aligns with my long-term goals, addressing the eight forms of wealth (Inner, Vitality, Physical, Craft, Prosperity, Circle of Genius, Adventure, and Impact) described by Robin Sharma in his book “The Wealth Money Can’t Buy” – I cannot recommend enough this masterpiece. I’m using a Hoshin Kanri X Matrix to organise the data and a scorecard to track progress. I’ll plan activities at a macro level in my agenda and detail them as I go. I will share more about my goal-setting process in a dedicated post.

I also started reading “Losing My Virginity” by Sir Richard Branson – it’s proving to be a good read!

Professional Update

On the professional side, I’m pleased to share that this website is now recognised by both Google and Bing, and the sitemap has been submitted.

I also finally posted on LinkedIn about my search for new challenges and opportunities. You can find the post on LinkedIn here.

Inner Growth

I’ve restarted my 5 am morning routine, which feels great.
We also spend time in the nature, fresh air, curiosity and discovery! Great for the mind!

I’ve also changed my journaling approach, now splitting it into morning and evening sessions. I’ll share more about the benefits of journaling and my writing process in a future post.

My sleep quality has been poor lately, and improving it is one of my annual objectives. I’m considering getting a sleep tracker – any recommendations are welcome!

We had two very sunny days this week, the first in weeks. I missed bright light and have hopefully topped up on vitamin D!

This week was also about reconnecting with friends we have not seen for a very long time.
First with a dear friend who was surprised and happy to hear about our upcoming move from the UK. We were equally surprised to learn he was flying to Kathmandu for 2 weeks of trekking in Nepal!
And then with Alex and Jean-Philippe, a couple we met during our Camino in 2023. We had good fun together, and they kindly learned Nelly (not even 3 at the time) to make faces and to harvest snails. It was wonderful to get some news from them and hopefully we will meet again in 2025!

What’s on the Menu for Next Week?

• Personal: Complete my goal setting for 2025.
• Professional: Continue refining my CV and applying for jobs, while also exploring freelance opportunities.
• Inner: Focus on improving my sleep quality.

Few words to conclude

As it is the start of a new year, and better than resolutions, I strongly suggest to work towards setting annual objectives and creating a fulfilling year.

I’d love to hear your thoughts. What are your key focuses for 2025? Share your reflections in the comments below!