2009 flew by in a heartbeat. It was one of the best years of my life. Here’s why:

• After five years at Simon Fraser University I completed my Bachelors in Business Administration and a certification in Computing Science. During this time I also completed three terms of Coop Education.
• Earned 2008 Dean Student Service Award for demonstrated exceptional leadership in the SFU Business community.
• Successfully executed CaseIT 2009, a four-day international undergraduate MIS case competition. It took an entire year of planning including 12 executive members that planned the event with me for at least nine months, 13 volunteers who lend a helping hand during the event, and the largest budget for any case competition at SFU.
• Landed my first post-grad position at HSBC.
• Owned my first real estate… well, co-owned.
• Went to Las Vegas for three days with my buddies.
• Went south of the border (USA’s border that is) to Cancun, Mexico for a week. This was during the swine flu epidemic! Here it was my first time snorkeling, sea-dooing and swimming in the ocean.
• Ran the Sun Run for the 2nd straight year. Achieved a time of just under an hour: 59 mins 31 secs.
• Learned to swim at least one lap at a time!
• Attended Toastmasters.
• Helped with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler! I assisted in business continuity planning.
• Found true love.

2010 will be another great year with another set of goals.

• Learn as much as I possibly can at work. Touch on all aspects of the software development lifecycle including all tasks related to planning, analysis, design, development and testing. Be promoted to full time status before contract ends.
• Volunteer at least five times in the year, either at work or elsewhere.
• Here’s a big one: Save 60-70% of my net earnings each month. This does not include using my savings on investments.
• Obtain a certification of some sort. Perhaps a CAPM certificate?
• Read at least one book per month. This means reading at least 5 hours per week!
• Work out at least two times a week.
• Continue to swim at least once every two weeks.
• Try a new restaurant at least once every month.
• Learn how to cook one new dish each month, starting with Kimchi udon?
• Run the Sun Run in under 55 mins.
• Learn something new everyday! This includes the most random things.
• Attend Toastmasters at least once a month, probably starting in May/June.
• Visit my sisters in Toronto and travel somewhere outside of Canada–hopefully Hawaii!
• Enjoy each day to the fullest.

I’m sure there are more goals that I forgot to put down. I’ll keep adding to this until the first of January!

I hope your 2009 was as eventful and fulfilling as mine! If not there’s always 2010! Happy New Years everybody!