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2016 in Review

December 28, 2016 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

knowledge-quoteIt is late December and as I’ve done for several years I’ve been reviewing what I’ve achieved throughout the past year.

 

For a year that has been difficult personally for many I know (and with the loss of so many important icons), I have to admit I’m looking forward to waving goodbye to 2016 in a few days. However, it has been a good year in other ways.

 

I like to start each year by setting a word to focus on and mine for 2016 was “knowledge”. However, I think after reviewing what I’ve done through the year it should have been “write”. Makes sense that a writer should write, doesn’t it? Sarcasm aside, I have written thousands and thousands of words for my PhD thesis, newspaper articles, blog posts and creative pieces, not to mention hundreds of social media updates. Words are my life.

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The Pursuit of Knowledge

January 29, 2016 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell Leave a Comment

The Pursuit of Knowledge Johanna Baker-Dowdell business goals personal goalsLike so many others I like to start each new year by thinking about what I’d like to achieve in the next 12 months. I always have a list of goals, which span personal and professional aspirations. For the past few years I’ve set myself a word as the theme for year, with each goal radiating from that one idea. My word for this year is “knowledge”.

 

A friend pointed out I already had knowledge when it came to my business and my area of study, but this year I want to go beyond the strict definition of knowledge of gaining facts, information or skill through education and experience to deepen my knowledge in three areas:

 

Professional – I am about to start my third year of my PhD and intend to finish the year confident I am an expert in the space where traditional journalism and social media meet.

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My Vision for 2014

January 31, 2014 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 5 Comments

Vision boardAs a visual person, nothing has been more powerful in helping me achieve than to have my goals in front of my eyes.

 

Last month I outlined my intentions for the year ahead and told you I would be spending a day with three special friends brainstorming and creating our vision boards for the year ahead. In preparation for this day we all completed Leonie Dawson’s Create Your Amazing Year workbooks. This made sure we had our goals, dreams and intentions right at the front of our minds.

 

As you can see from my board, there’s plenty of powerful images and a smattering of inspiring words. The board is divided into nine segments, based loosely on feng shui principles. From the top left and moving clockwise, the segments are spirituality, career, travel, creativity, relationships, aspirations, wealth and health, with my heart right in the middle.

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Ushering Out 2013 and Welcoming 2014

December 19, 2013 By Johanna Baker-Dowdell 2 Comments

I like to end each year reviewing the goals I set the year before, and making new goals for the one ahead. And by setting these publicly I’m more accountable.

 

It seems I didn’t do this last year, however, I do know that I wanted to achieve the following goals in 2013:

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• Become an author – Business & Baby on Board was published in July of this year!

• Write fiction – I started with a short story that has now turned into 5000 words, so I might be writing a novella or a novel next.

• Add an Honours degree to my Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies) – I graduated with First Class Honours on Tuesday night and am now considering further study.Joh Graduation

• Be fitter – an ongoing goal. My fitness levels could definitely improve!

• Find peace with my body – I’m still a work in progress there.

 

It seems I’m better at meeting my professional goals than my deeply personal ones, but righting this situation should be a goal in itself I think.

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