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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