SMART goals
So this was originally something I came across while working in the civil service. I came across it years ago at the beginning of my career after leaving university and it's actually over 40 years old, but still we have people not doing this! I have also come across it in a CBT context for setting goals for self-help.
Computer Games!
So I decided to blog what was going on with my life right now and what I have achieved recently. Well, it's not been a time of massive accomplishments. I've set up a residency in North London for Drag Bingo which has required a great deal of effort, but is quite fragile and transient. If you're around Palmer's Green check out drag bingo in the Fox.
Confidence
So people used to tell me to be more confident. I often get quite defensive about this. Because frankly I feel quite a lot of confidence. As I look back over myself I think I acted with loads of confidence. I went and did a Law degree with little to no evidence I would be able to do well in a subject that is not geared towards my strengths. I showed up a board games club I had never been to alone not knowing anyone there and made friends. I have done the same with kink events. Pretty confident thing to do if you ask some people. So what was encouraging people to suggest this? Well, my hang ups about my body were a significant part. I ended up wondering what people were referring to and listening to audiobooks and online Youtube videos about how to meet their expectations. I wondered if a person could write a pathway to confidence.
CBT Certificate
My old CBT certificate had expired so I worked through a Udemy course to get a new one. Not the best course in my opinion, but it newed my certificate so I am pleased.
Weight Loss
I recently hit my biggest weight ever. I was actually going hiking once a month and going to the gym three times a week, but I was still eating trash and I managed to weight gain. Some of it will have been muscle, but it feels like I would be kidding myself if I put down all my weight gain to that. I do seem to be loosing belly (albeit very slowly), but I was getting heavier. So I thought I would change up my diet a bit again try intermittent fasting and keep a track of it here.
Learn Mobile Photography Technologies For Incredible Photos
I just completed a great course on Udemy. I have been learning how to build my body confidence with posing for photos. Some people just seem to take better photos than me and often the pictures I take do not build my confidence as much as I would like, so I decided to undertake this course which is focused on Samsung phones.
Kindness Method
I am currently working through a book called "the Kindness Method" with the help of a friend. This is an incredible book! Shahroo Izadi takes ideas, which in hindsight seem really simple and obvious, but which are so heavily neglected in so much Life Coaching.
WiX Toolset Course
So the WiX Toolset consists of 5 tools used to help software developers move easily between written code and windows installers. It consists of:
Learning Italian
Learning Catalan went incredible well. I reached 150 days of doing it on DuoLingo just before going on holiday. I was pleased to be able to speak to some shop owners and waitresses in Catalan. They seemed very pleased too, in fact, one thought I was living there and couldn't believe I was just there on holiday or that I had only been learning for a few months. Either that or, more likely, he was just being polite. But I feel it is less than polite to show up in Catalonia and speak Spanish, the language of what they view as technically a different country, a country that repressed and claimed to own them, particularly in a time when there is growing support for Catalonian independence.
Keeping Kung-fu stretching consistent
I want to get back on top of my kung fu game and I have wanted to do so for while now. I made a few recordings for me to listen to in order to make sure I'm working at a consistent rate and not forgetting anything.
Completed Clean Coding in C#
I completed the course Clean Coding in C# outside of work hours.
Learning Catalan on DuoLingo
I have always loved language learning and frankly, I want a job programming for language learning applications. The only reason I haven't gone and got one is basically I live in the wrong country for Rosetta Stone, MindSnacks, DuoLingo and Memrise don't seem to be interested in me. Well, it's their loss really because there's a level of enthusiasm and can-do attitude that is essentially unparalleled among my peers.
C# Development Fundamentals Path Pluralsight
I really did not need to do this course. In fact, I teach it in person to my juniors better than this course teaches it. But while I have a Pluralsight subscription, I figured I might as well put it on in the background and see if I learn something. It was better than listening to Heart FM while I work, I tell myself.
LGB Alliance included in National Lottery Community
I am very concerned about the inclusion of the LGB Alliance in the National Lottery fund. So far it has only received £9000. It is a charity whose funds are frequently used in an attempt to defend transphobic people, who lose their jobs due to expressing trans-hate in the workplace. Yes, this group promotes transphobia in the workplace particularly as their leader was dismissed from her Chambres for transphobic comments. Their slogans seek to exclude trans people and promote hate toward trans people.