February update: Yearly goal

  

🌟  February Update of my goals @2025 🌟

Time to report my progress🎯 Personal Goals

1. Don’t die and avoid any near-death experiences. (A good place to start!)

• Didn't have any close call encounters this month, probably because I didn't drive during peak traffic and peak hours. So very successful

1. Enjoy one solo dinner (dining out) every month. (Date yourself—you’re worth it!)

• I went to have a solo lunch at Tazza kitchen, reached there by mistake by getting the location wrong, but had plenty of food and loved it. February was a month where I was running short of my balance so can I please justify it.

1. Hit the gym at least four days a week unless there’s a strenuous run. Log progress and body vitals. (Current Body Fat: 19–20%; Goal: 16–17%)

• My current body fat percentage hovers around 19%. Been to gym 17 times, so one day more than the goal, yay!!!

1. Limit cheat meals (samosa, biryani, gol gappas) to one per week. (Yes, samosas count!)

• I had in one samosas, 1 biryani and 3 days of Gol gappas. Had one rasmalai, one rasgulla and one kulfi as well.

1. Meditate for at least 10 minutes on 15 days each month. (Namaste your stress away.)

• I failed miserably at this, Did it hardly for 3 days. I need to take this seriously, Writing it out as the wall note to have constant reminder.😔

1. Avoid writing letters to acquaintances under six months. Write two letters to yourself every month. (You’re your best pen pal!)

• Successfully negotiated it, I didn't have a close encounter, so kind of grateful and not so grateful too 😉

1. Take at least five photos weekly. (Snap those moments, Picasso!)

• Did I take photos, hell no. I was a pacer for a 10k run so took some there, and a few more at a 21k seva bharti run where I ran with somebody else's Bib and ended up with a PB of 1:50.

1. Complete weekly: 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, and 15 minutes of planks. (20-20-20 every weekday, like a boss.)

• 8 days of push ups and plank. Achieved my PB of 6:00:45 plank and  40 pushups at a time. I know I am far from the goal but slowly picking up my way.

🏃‍♂️ Fitness & Running Goals

9. Run two full marathons. (Mumbai Marathon sets the timing goal—double the pain, double the glory!)

• One half marathon @1:50 and one 10km pacing @60 mins pacing. I am not practicing well, have to get going

9. Run five half marathons (1:40 target). (Because halfway isn’t half-hearted.)

• I did a 1:50:36 finish at Seva Bharti Run remains the best. I did another one today @2:01:49

9. Run a 10K in 40 minutes. (Speed demon vibes!)

• No progress

📚 Hobby Goals

12. Watch one movie weekly. (Netflix and discipline.)

• Horrible, I didn't watch a single of them. I think I will need PVRs help in achieving that. Let's see and start with one movie in theatre per month.

12. Bookmark your journey: Track the books you love and unapologetically ditch the ones you don’t. (Life’s too short for bad reads!)

• Didn't read anything rereading the rework again. I will get some books from amazon.

1. Four times a week step into gym. (Glow up incoming!)

• 17/28. Well done with one extra day. And guess what I am a cult champion now

12. Temple Time: Start with one temple visit a month and scale up to weekly blessings. 🙏

• No progress felt miserably. 

💰 Financial Goals

15. Stock Escape Plan: Fully exit direct stock investments and switch to mutual funds. 💸

• sold Faang+ etf completely,

15. Golden Hour: Invest in gold and ease up on fixed deposits. 🌟

• Going through some fund shortage. I can have money and prices correct a bit I will start accumulating.

🤝 Social & Family Goals

17. Invest in friendships and deepen existing circles. (Water your garden of friends!)

• I talked to everyone in my close circle, going to meet one next week too...

17. Avoid Instagram forever. (Say no to the scroll hole!)

• Did get rid of my old account, created a new one since runners wanted it, strictly running profile for promotion and existence. I am replying back, but no encouraging it. Have decent balance

17. Don’t force connections or make one-sided efforts into new relationships. (Save energy for the worthy ones.)

• Pretty Impressive at that, now evaluating if they also bring value in my life

17. Avoid commenting on physical appearances. (Spread compliments, not critiques.)

• I don't remember faltering at that, though I bitch about behavior of some people but again reduced frequency at that.

17. Call mom and sister three times weekly. (Family MVP vibes!)

• Mom done, sister there is another arrangement I need to come up with.

17. Call everyone in your inner circle at least once a month. (Circle check!)

• Good job, done well 

💻 Professional Goals

23. Be a kickass developer and create a GitHub forest. (Coding like a champ!)

• I have to start planting sapling now. Pretty bad at it.

23. Launch BhumikVaru.com with a blog and portfolio. (Brand goals!)

• No progress at all.

🌟 Milestones & Fun Challenges

25. Ask people out without overthinking. (Shoot your shot!)

• Decently good job at it, communicated very clearly till now.

25. Take a shirtless picture on the beach. (Confidence level: unlocked.)

• Beach, shirt and shirtless body, not even remotely close at either. But yeah I plan to do it.

25. Complete Proclaim Slam runs. (Challenge accepted!)

• Toughest battle conquered, easiest one next in April.

25. Learn to drive a car. (License to freedom!)

• On the mind, and on the plan. Let's do it this summer

25. Play with dogs whenever you can. *(Puppy love forever!) 🐾

• Oh my dogs, where are you guys. I had one at my flat for a week but remaining times, I have been missing you guys.

25. Shave your head and rock the bald look. (Bald is bold!)

• Rishikesh, I am craving for you, and leave my pride and hair on your feet.

25. Memorize one full poem. (Poetic soul vibes.)

• Yet to start!

🛠️ Life Improvements

32. Don’t buy skinny jeans. (Your legs will thank you.)

• Done

32. Upgrade to a larger bed. (Sleep like royalty!)

• No progress

32. Buy a shoe rack. (Organization level: pro.)

• I don't have it, but I order shoe cover. Does a decent job, but i will get it as well.

32. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need just because it’s on sale. (Bye, impulse buys!)

• Good job at it.

32. Adopt a skincare routine. (Glow up incoming!)

• I am washing my face with facewash almost everyday, scrub almost every couple of days, and sunscreen almost every time before going out in sun, does it count as a good beginning, you decide.

Highlights:

1. I got selected for cult champion program.

2. Successfully paced club run, with a very high degree of accuracy.

3. Got a remote job at an European with the stack that i want to learn. Take a leap of faith and the net will appear.

I know sequence is messed up, I will get them back shortly