Goodbye January, hello February.

January is a pretty interesting month. It reminds me of moving houses. At first, you are elated to be getting a new space, but the joy quickly turns into exhaustion & sadness, because of the activities associated with settling down. But once settled in and now enjoying? the new home, it makes it all worth it.

Similarly, we are always excited for a new year, setting new goals and coming up with strategies and systems on how to achieve them. But, once the year begins we become plagued with the burden of figuring how to have those systems running and generally settling in.

This illustration sums up how January has been for me, the joy of new beginnings and the struggle of getting my? systems in place. Whilst this will be a continuous process through Q1 .I'm happy at the progress I've made and? picked up 5 valuable lessons which I will share in this post?

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1. I was obsessed with creating systems, Partly because I revisited James Clear Atomic habit. I was reminded that our systems are more important than our goals because the quality of systems ultimately determines our success or failure.
2. The difference between you and the people you admire is often the quality of information they have access to. Get information.?
3. Discipline is the highest form of self-love. keep the promises you make to yourself, it is a reflection of how much you value yourself.
4. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's quote, "We don't create time to read simply because we don't consider it an important activity," resonated with me and served as motivation whenever I felt lazy to read. Beyond my law books, I've committed to reading more books this year. Seeking advice from a friend who read 50 books last year, she suggested setting a reading goal on Apple Books, tracking progress, and seizing every opportunity to read – on the bus, during breaks, etc. Following this advice in January, I witnessed remarkable progress in cultivating a reading habit.
5. Prioritize the 12-week year approach whilst setting goals and creating structures for 2024

This article is my way of bidding the January farewell and welcoming February. I hope you picked up valuable lessons to incorporate into your own life too.

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