
My friend shared me her Annual Review template. Initially I was hesitant to do it because I did not think I have done much this year. After I wrote these timelines, it made me feel content and hopeful.
Even though 2020 was not an ideal year for many of us, I am still very grateful because lots of good things, progress, and lessons happened. Looking backward definitely gave me a different perspective. Here is the template that my friend and I used if you would also like to do your annual review.
⛄ January – March
- Just Juno got selected to pitch at ChangeNow Summit in Paris. It was my first experience pitching abroad in front of 100+ audience.
- First time ever in Warsaw. I was there for business trip with Xandr and extended my stay over the weekend to enjoy the old town, a Chopin Recital, and surprisingly yummy Indonesian food.
- Did my last business trip with Xandr this year to Düsseldorf right before the Covid-19 lockdown. I managed to present in front of 20+ traders. Wanted to present in German but ended up doing it in English.
🌷 April – June
- Pandemic Birthday. I celebrated my birthday completely alone due to the first lockdown. Secretly I loved it. I ordered a fancy menu from Crackers and donuts in Happy Mia-day letter-shaped from my favorite Brammibal’s Donuts.
- First mentorship session with Wedu. It felt very satisfying to be able to provide a tiny contribution to help my mentee to achieve her goals.
- First presentation in German. I cheated and used script in the presentation, however it was the first step to get myself comfortable. I am almost working completely in German now.
😎 July – September
- My first boating course. It was pretty random, but it felt really good. I got shouted at some point by the instructor since I parked the wrong way, but somehow he grew kinder towards me. I passed both the practice and theory exam fully in German. Now you can call me Captain Mia.
- First time camping and completing Wildnisschule. Fons and Debbie took me to a spontaneous chill camping trip and after that I joined Wildnisschule. It was pretty crazy as I decided to spend one night alone deep in the woods. Definitely one of the scariest moments I have ever experienced.
- Speaking at Dmexco, OMR, and Xandr Connect. It was such a highlight as it has always been on my bucket list to be speaking on an industry’s conference. It was very rewarding and one of my proud & grateful moments. How many women with my background could speak in a big conference like this?!
🍂 October – December
- Taipei Trip. One of my highlights this year is definitely Taipei. Here I made some of my dreams come true like making my own boba and went to a speakeasy bar by myself!
- Sponsored my nephew to pursue bachelor degree in Indonesia. I believe education helped to shape the path to achieve my dream to live abroad. And I hope this way I could help him to achieve his dreams too.
- Got accepted for Master Degree in Artificial Intelligence. I always wanted to do a master degree but had not found the degree that I am interested in until recently. I will be studying at University of York starting from January 11th 2021.
- Sent my first flat reservation. It was almost as scary as my first night in the woods. It is probably the biggest investment I have ever committed myself into.
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I’m glad you wrote it! Seems like a great year filled with accomplishments and adventures! Congratulations Captain Mia!
By the way, is University of York in Berlin? Is the course in person?
Thanks Chiara! and thank you for always inspiring me!
University of York is in the UK, but the program that I took is completely online. Here is the list of full courses they have that we can do remotely: https://www.york.ac.uk/distance-learning/courses/