My report card

One of my mentors sends a year-ending newsletter to all his friends, family, and mentees. He talks about the highlights of the year that has gone by. This year, I decided to take some inspiration and share my own annual report, on how I ended up doing on personal, family, and professional fronts. And the reason I like to make it public is because it allows me to share my joys with many more people, and at the same time, makes me more accountable to the promises I have made for the coming year. So here’s how I did in 2018, I hope you enjoy reading:

1. Personal Report

a) Hit

• Fitness - converted few kgs of fat to muscle
• Clocked ~ 500,000 miles of travel - with zero sick leaves this year.
• Increased my collections of Hats to 18 and wore them for almost all corporate meetings :)

b) Miss

• Reading - picked up only at the end of the year
• Cutting down on sugar :) I am really not sure when I will be able to do this!
• Spent more time staring at my phone screen than I should have.

2. Family Report

a) Hit

• Long Vacation with my parents in Kerala
• At least 3-4 dinners at home every week
• Calling my Mom every day

b) Miss

• Saturday lunch dates with my wife - A BIG miss! Only 10-15 times!!
• Couldn’t ping school friends every month

3. Professional Report

a) Hit

• Make in India, Sell to the World : Double digit percentage of Jombay’s revenue is now from outside of India. This was a personal focus for me. I have always wanted to demonstrate that we can build world class products from here. This trend of global companies buying from India will only continue to increase in the new year.
• Strengthened our leadership development journeys
• Practicing humor as a competency :)

b) Miss

• Chatbot launch got delayed
• Spent about 20-25% time interviewing (vs desired 40%)
• Still struggling to cut off from work at home - not able to wind down!
• Radical Candor; Influencing without authority!

In 2019, I look forward to spending more time with family, continuing Jombay’s global expansion, interviewing more people, picking up reading, and focusing on the ability to wind down. I hope to do more short but frequent travels next year!

“Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.” Hoping the same for you in 2019. Happy New year 2019!

Warm personal regards,

Mohit

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