My learnings in 2020

2020 was a different year for all of us, a pandemic that changed our lives and our ways of working. Transforming this difficult time into an opportunity is never an easy task. Nevertheless, good things happened for a lot of us in this year.

Below my learnings in this year:

My products (Outputs)

I read more than 18 books, I wrote more than 50 articles (topics: Strategy, Business, innovation, design and agile and I published more than 40 ideas into small carousels. 

Books of the year for me : 1) Playing to win "Roger L.Martin & A.G Lafley", 2) Good strategy, Bad Strategy - Richard Rumelt, 3) Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg McKeown. I highly recommend them.

Remember : "All leaders are readers" - Jim Rohn.

I learned the german langauge and I can now drive a whole workshop and conversations in german without any problem. This is in just 3 years. So you also can do it.

My process and why?

I focused on my days as a unit of production rather than my months, years and decades. I tried to make everyday something small towards executing my plans that could make my goals come to life.

My days gave me a rhythm of doing and making rather than just thinking, sharing my process rather than only my products and most importantly helping others learn something daily even small. That's brings a joy in my life. Reactions on my posts is the recognition that makes me feel that someone else took value from what I shared. 

In all of these output (Articles, Carousels, posts, ...), I will be more than happy if only 1 and only 1 person get value from what I am doing because I made a positive impact in this life, I made a difference.

My daily routines helped me also grow and learn by teaching what I know to whom I know and connected to me.

Putting my ideas, what I know and what I do in front of others because I don't always know and what's sucks and my network could offer me a correction of a better perspective.

Artist Wayne White says: "it really does need a little social chemistry to make it show itself to you sometimes".

How do I find time? I work in the morning while people sleeping, and I share when the people are working and connected.

My Work

I was involved in very challenging projects, some are transformational and others are business focused. 

I learned a lot from my colleagues. A very good environment in ista that helped me grow, learn and have a sense of achievement. Thanks ista.

My certifications

Business Innovation (Designing Strategy, Designing Business).

My family

I got a nice daughter that makes my life more beautiful and full of meanings. My daughters are my source of positive energy that fuels me every day.

My key tips and learnings

 1) Be consistent and resilient, 2) help others solving their problems, 3) and keep the positive mindset in all what you are doing.

Switching the vantage point of view into positivity is needed in our days. Our mindset and how we think has a big impact on what we do and what we would like to achieve. Seeking the positive things in all what happen to us, will make us progress and make good things happen. 

"There is nothing either good nor bad, but thinking makes it so," says William Shakespeare. 

Success require consistency and discipline.

Hey 2021, I will reach my goals that I set, I will grow, I will learn more, I will share more, I will be happier, I will change, I will help more people, I will run you and I will not let you run me!