Before January comes to an end. I wanted to write a short blog post of why 2017 was one of the best years of my life.
Here is a list of things I did in 2017 (worth mentioning):
- Finally. Made Progress with my GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder)
- Climbed Table Mountain
- Bought my first MackBook Pro
- Travelled to a new continent (Australia)
- Travelled the Garden Route
- Took up Mountain Biking
- Completed a grueling (at least for me) 45km MTB Race.
- Landed a dream remote job.
- Attended 2x WordCamps
- Involved in organising 2x WordCamps
- Did a WordCamp Talk
- Launched a WordPress Plugin
- Got 5 new WordPress.org badges.
- Launched my new website
- Got into a morning routine
- Regular Gym
- Walked the Tsitsikama Bridge
- Sang in front of 450 people
- Played music in a band in front of a live audience
- Got involved where it mattered
- Made new friends
- Hung out more with my family
- Climbed the tallest building in town to put up a WiFi tower.
- Saw a Koala Bear
- Touched a Kangaroo
- Saw the Sydney Opera House
- Got a Dribbble invite
- Extensive South African Travels.
What I learned in 2017
- I love entrepreneurship.
- Helping people and others heal you. It takes you out of your own problems and once you are out of them. You see how small they actually are.
- Do things for people around you.
- Anxiety is a totally false perceived reality
- You can do WAY more than when you think you can. When you think you’re done, you are only 40% in.
- Video Editing, Sound Recording and Tutorial making
- It doesn’t matter what you feel. It matters what you decide.
- Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything.
- Norwegian (in Progress).
- You can be SO BUSY with all the wrong, insignificant things. Do things that help you get to your goals as quickly and effectively as possible.
Looking forward to 2018
Travis Lima 