Year end thoughts with Anantha Natarajan

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 sharesHow 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 lifeA question he was asked by one of his mentors, about 25 years ago, about his aspirations for the futureHis practice of writing things down in his dream bookA model that has evolved and worked for him, that he calls i-fi; moving from the present I, to the future IThe importance of the role of a mentorWhether discipline is essential for these resolutionsHow considering some responsibilities as chores, obligations or blessings changes ones complete perspectiveThe high level overview of his i-fi modelAbout improving the quality of the inner mirrorThe relevance of choosing timelines for future plansFor 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?Reach us on [email protected]  and please do share with your networks to spread the word.