Happy New Year & Best Wishes for 2017

I just wanted to take the time to wish all my family, friends, acquaintances and others whom I am yet to meet a happy and prosperous year ahead. I hope all works out for you and your families in this upcoming year

As a ‘gift’ for you, I leave below a few interesting insights, links and people whom I encountered in 2016 that will hopefully be of value to you:

• Take The Leap: Just simply do what you believe is right. Change career, start a business, pick-up a new sport, learn a new skill. You can do it! Personally in 2016 I got married, went on a ‘dream’ honeymoon, moved house, bought a puppy, changed career and my wife started her passion business all in six months — its possible!
• Tony Robbins: Take a look at ‘I am Not Your Guru’ on Netflix. Tony is a true driver of growth of people and this video alone is well worth an hour of your time. Tony also has a podcast
• Salesforce: After starting my career at Salesforce, I see why the company is regularly voted in the Top 10 places to work. Message me if I know you and you want to hear more
• Tim Ferriss Podcast: ‘deconstruct(ing) (of) world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, sports, business, art, etc.) to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use (to succeed)’
• Medium: Forget about LinkedIn for posts such as this. LinkedIn has completely transitioned from been a site for the individual to focusing on corporate news houses. Medium is an excellent platform for posting blogs, posts and articles
• Headspace/SIYLI: Two amazing initiatives which bring mindfulness to the masses. SIYLI host workshops and Headspace daily meditation practices
• Moneybox: An investment app which has capabilities to collect your ‘loose change’ (i.e. by rounding transactions to the nearest pound) and investing it accordingly
• Simon Sinek on Millenials: Sinek does it again with a video dissecting millennials habits, approaches and general outlook
• Flipboard: A news/article aggregator covering a mass range of topics
• Amazon Alexa: The start of the ‘Jarvis’ era. An in-home automation device
• Zuckerbergs AI: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/mark-zuckerberg-jarvis-ai
• AI vs Machine Learning: An article which dissects both technologies

Please feel free to leave any of your own insights in the comments box. I’d welcome anything exciting I missed in 2016

Tags: #Motivation, #NewYear #Focus #Mindfulness