Monthly Review: March 2020

The month of March had been an entire new experience for me: a new role, the whole covid-19 saga and how it's impacting businesses in which my organization has been highly impacted. It's both a scary and opportunistic time.

Anyway, let's get to the crux of the this entry - here are what my goals were for this month:

1. Stick to a workout regime - achieved. While adjusting to my new environment, I found peace and solitude in my new workout regime - most parts consist of running on the tracks. I hit a new personal best in my 5k this month! 
2. Read 1 book - achieved. I finished one book (Factfulness - Hans, Ola and Anna Rosling) I've been reading two very heavy books for this month and progress had been a little bit slower. I do want to make it a point to read purposefully so I ain't mad! 
3. Lose 1 kg - Lost half a kilo but my waist size is becoming smaller - at least that's what I feel! Side note, I ironically achieved my goal of not snacking by cutting out refined sugar this month, I am so amazed with myself! 
4. Wake up early - achieved. For most parts I wake up at 7 am for work now and because of that I wake up at 6.30am/7.30am on weekends. 
5. Understand my financial plan/situation - achieved somewhat. as ironic as it seems with the "guaranteed" recession, I am starting to look at this more intently, I hope to become better at this! 
6. Blog once a week - achieved. I must admit it was a little bit of a struggle but I'm glad I did it.
7. Have 5 hours to myself per week - achieved. I am becoming a purposeful homebody! 
8. Learn a new sport - achieved. Yes I did: climbing! I want to try more, hopefully after the pandemic subsides.
9. Understand C&B on a personal level - achieved. It's part of my job and upon moving into this role, there's definitely a huge learning curve but having said that I felt I've come considerably far in my learning this month! I even learned Power BI and applied it immediately to my work - who knew! 

Things I did well

1. Instead of feeling burned out, my productivity felt fulfilling. I am really grateful for that!
2. Definitely impressed how I've stuck pretty well to my habit tracker despite adapting to a new environment. 
3. I learn to genuinely look at things positively when changes happen rather than sulk and complain, It's something I'm personally not used to - a new mindset I've been embracing this year. 

Things I can improve on

1. I am still adjusting to my new environment I am in. I still feel very dependent on people around me, I hope to be able to be more proactive and independent next month. 
2. I'm starting to be a bit more rigid in terms of how I deal with my days and I hope to better embrace nuances.
3. I struggle when it comes to social interactions because I care so much about focusing on tasks I aim to achieve - I need to let go a little it more.

March has indeed been interesting, I'm looking forward to April!