Year end thoughts with Chitra and Gayatri

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, it is a conversation between the two co-hosts of the podcast, Chitra and Gayatri. In this conversation, they touch upon:Chitra’s practice of annual year end reflectionGayatri’s professional achievements in a large organization and being bit by the startup bugHaving many goals at the start of the year and achieving many of themPlanning for a college reunion that brought together over 250 personsSome ideas that did not see as much progress as desiredChitra shares her entrepreneurial journey in the learning spaceThe strength of the co-founders supporting each other through tough timesA new role in a new sector that she has recently taken upHer delving into authorshipTheir experiences and some practices as coaches and how that has influenced their ways of workingThe significance of time management and also ‘just be’ing.. And not doing anythingWhat Chitra would like to build up as a practice in the coming yearManaging your energy more than timeManage FOMO, by sifting through the barrage of information overload and pick the ones most relevant for you and how to get startedThe importance of having safe spaces to help explore problem spacesTheir ideas for the coming year, that they want to work onSome of the techniques they talked about include: Atomic habits and pomodoro techniqueListen on, to be inspired.