Salaams all,
As per the latest newsletter, this is a thread to share some/all of your goals for the coming year for mutual inspiration and accountability. I’ll start:
Spiritual
- Read Quran every day for at least 5 mins
- Pray at least 10 prayers in the mosque each week
- Recite dhikr after every fard salah mindfully (no multitasking)
- Pray salat al-Duha every day
Physical
- Do at least one form of exercise everyday
- Do at least two weight sessions at the gym
- Stretch everyday
Economic
A. Financial
- Reach a net worth of [redacted]. I have 3 levers to pull:
a. Savings from salary
b. Any side income
c. Returns from investments
B. Professional
- Master SEO and improve writing (through l&d and practice)
- Grow my personal brand:
a. Twitter - Target: 2x size Input: daily posts
b. LinkedIn - Target: 2x Input: 3 posts a week
c. Youtube - Target: 10x Input: Every 2 weeks (tbc)
Cultural
- Host in-person islamic finance / careers themed events in West Yorkshire
- Restart my arabic studies (plan of action tbd)
- Host free coaching calls
My plan of action to achieve these is:
- Establish a routine
- Measure the habits daily and do monthly check-ins to review overall progress (has anyone get any good app suggestions for habit tracking?)
- Find combinations. E.g.
a. I can read Quran after Fajr prayer
b. Create LinkedIn posts whilst walking
c. Reading Quran alongside a translation and testing my arabic comprehension
P.S. For those who don’t know me, I recently rejoined IFG as a Content Manager where I’ll be responsible for all things written content including this forum. A little about my background: I have worked as a writer for over 3 years (starting with IFG) and before that I have worked as a Consultant and Data Scientist in Financial Services.