A Year of Ink and Imagination: Farewell 2024, Hello 2025

As the curtain falls on 2024, I stand humbled, reflecting on a year that felt like a symphony of highs and lows a true roller coaster of emotions, challenges, learnings, and triumphs. Your unwavering support, dear subscribers, has been the wind beneath my wings, propelling The Sentinel’s Strategist through the storms and sunshine of this unforgettable journey.

This year, a dream long nurtured blossomed into reality: Operation Black Lotus saw the light of day in December, marking my debut as an author. Months of burning the midnight oil bore fruit, and I’m elated to share this milestone with you.

But the pen doesn’t rest. My next book, Ballads of Mahabharat: Kings, Queens & Warriors, is in the pre-publishing stage, ready to delve into the epic’s timeless grandeur. Writing has been my sanctuary, my addiction a devotion born on scattered sheets of paper, scribbled thoughts that often stayed hidden, never shared.

Yet, they laid the foundation for 35 published LinkedIn articles, the launch of this cherished newsletter, and now, books that carry my dreams forward.

2024 has been a year of metamorphosis. From tentative beginnings to published works, the journey reaffirms one truth: passion, when nurtured with perseverance, yields wonders.

My resolution for 2025? A singular, steadfast goal to write more, publish more, and ensure each word resonates with quality and depth. Here’s to new beginnings, uncharted journeys, and the promise of stories yet untold.

Thank you for being part of this incredible voyage. May the coming year bring you inspiration, joy, and boundless success.

Cheers to 2025! Here's to new beginnings.

Sreeranjan Menon T