As we approach the end of a calendar year, many of us have the practice of looking back on the year that was, reflecting on the highs and lows of the year – and shape our dreams and aspirations for the coming year.
At Software People Stories, we are running a special series of conversations with people on their own approaches as well as practices and stories of how their thinking has changed over the years.
Today, I am in conversation with Anantha Natarajan, my colleague from PM Power and an accomplished coach. He prefers to be called Anand.
In this conversation he shares
- How his approach has evolved over the years, influenced by the context and environment he grew up in and moving to a larger city for studies and on to professional life
- A question he was asked by one of his mentors, about 25 years ago, about his aspirations for the future
- His practice of writing things down in his dream book
- A model that has evolved and worked for him, that he calls i-fi; moving from the present I, to the future I
- The importance of the role of a mentor
- Whether discipline is essential for these resolutions
- How considering some responsibilities as chores, obligations or blessings changes ones complete perspective
- The high level overview of his i-fi model
- About improving the quality of the inner mirror
- The relevance of choosing timelines for future plans
For more details on the i-fi model, check out Anand’s blog post.
Accessible at: https://pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/i-fi-a-model-for-designing-your-future-and-personal-change/
I hope you got some ideas to help you reflect and plan for the coming year.
If some other practices have worked for you – or possibly not worked for you, would you like to share your story?
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