Yesterday, after reading John Bejakovic’s email in which he reflected on 2024, I suddenly had the urge to write an email reflecting on 2024.
But what, specifically should I reflect on?
Luckily for me, I have a baseline. In fact, it just so happens that last year (December 30th, 2023 to be precise) I wrote an email talking about what I wished to accomplish in the following year.
Apparently, I only had one goal in mind: “To spend more time reading”.
Fair enough. I picked up a new reading habit back in 2022 and this habit picked up tremendous pace throughout 2023.
To give you an example. In the whole of 2022, I read a total of 9 books. This turned into a whopping 31 books in 2023. That’s quite a lot I’d say. Now, I definitely don’t buy into the whole “you have to read one book per week” shtick—especially not considering the size and depth of some of the books I read.
So the question now is, how did this year, when my goal was to “spend more time reading”, compare to 2023?
Well, it turns out, quite badly.
I read a total of 13 books in the entire year.
So much for New Year’s resolutions, huh?
Yet, that said. I might not have completed more books (or even came close to it), I did spend a lot of time reading, or at least as far as I can remember. Most of the books I started are a lot bigger, more in-depth, and require slower reading (that’s a win in my book—pun intended). I’ve also started reading a lot more historical articles, blogs posts, and other types of writing I did not (and will not) track.
But enough about the past. What about the future?
Well, I already have multiple projects planned—which I’m excited to start working on. But in general, I plan to get serious about growth. That means lots of advertising. Lots of new products. For all kinds of markets, in fact. This year is dedicated to becoming a better all-rounded marketer, able to get into new markets at will, research them, create products, grow a customer list, and get paid.
The past two years have been well spent on building a stable foundation.
It’s time to test out just how stable that foundation truly is.
Anyway.
Another idea I came up with (read: stole from John’s email yesterday) is to plug a general store link that shows everything I’ve got for sale at the moment.
Just take a look. Who knows, you might even see something interesting.
Check it out here: https://alexvandromme.com/store/