Exactly three months ago I put together some ambitious blogging objectives for 2009. I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at those objectives and analyze them as the first quarter of 2009 is ending today. Moreover the context has changed a lot in the recent past whereby my time and energy had to be diverted towards highest priority activities in real life.

Summary of Objectives for 2009

The following were the main measurable objectives that I had set for my blog(s).
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At the outset, I would like to wish you all a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2009! (I just realized that I wished only my twitter followers). New Year is also the time to remind everyone of the resolutions and goals setting for the year. As for the personal resolutions I do not have any for this year – as two of my major resolutions were already fulfilled in 2007 and 2008 respectively – i.e. paying off my home loan and quitting smoking (Probably learning how not to loose money in the stock market for several years in a row could be a personal objective)

My career goals – documented as SMART objectives by my employer every year – were almost always met expectations (or exceeded) and I had reasonable career growth, if not an explosive one. And this time around, I thought of setting an alternate career objective for what I consider now as a potential long term career option – i.e. blogging, in one form or the other
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