Some people have asked me whether I made New Year’s resolutions, and while I have no active bucket list, I did write down routines I’d like to adopt in 2020.

Some thoughts on the routines below:

I try to keep Sunday evenings free of dates or any social obligations in order to get a good full 8-9 hours sleep and start the new week fresh. It’s bad to drink on Sundays and feel hungover by Mondays…

I’m having most difficulties with adopting to my new food routines - I’ve been following the whole vegan vs. performance conversations, and still don’t know if it’s better to go vegan, or low carb or keto or whatever is the current truth. I try to remind myself to go meatless on Mondays and no sweets/sugar on Tuesday as an initial attempt to eat healthier. I have yet to pick up those routines though…

Otherwise, I try to be more kind this year and offering my help more often. Perhaps it’s karma, but I feel like there is something about paying forward. So while before I would ignore most of it, now, I try to at least write back to the MBA kids that reach out on LinkedIn for help.

Life

• Clean out old clothes and get new once
• Read a book every two weeks 
• No plans for Sunday evening

Food

• Meatless Monday
• No alcohol during week unless for business purposes
• No sweets on one day in the week
• Max. 2 coffees per day

Work

• Birthday wishes
• Make more calls (rather than text)
• Meetings only in afternoon

Mind-set

• Be kind
• Be patient 
• Put away phone when at dinner table
• Look people into the eyes
• Become more decisive - trust my gut