{"id":47827,"date":"2015-01-06T20:58:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T20:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adendavies.com\/?p=47827"},"modified":"2015-01-06T20:58:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T20:58:21","slug":"year-in-review-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adendavies.co.uk\/?p=47827","title":{"rendered":"Year in Review – 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to write more in 2015. I would also like to try a bit of that working out loud type stuff. \u00a0Inspired by the brilliant\u00a0Alex Deschamps-Sonsino<\/a> I have copied her end of year review questions (Which I believe were created by Molly Steenson<\/a>) and written some answers.<\/p>\n

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1. What did you do in 2014 that you\u2019d never done before?<\/p>\n

Travel to Hong Kong. Travelled business class. Drank beer at a bar in a plane. I did some ‘teaching’ at work. Left a suitcase on the tube like a knob head.<\/p>\n

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2. Did you keep your New Years\u2019 resolutions, and will you make more for next year?<\/p>\n

Not really and yes. Better to have tried and failed than not tried at all or something grandiose sounding that absolves my laziness\/weakness at habit forming\/breaking<\/p>\n

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3. Did anyone close to you give birth?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

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4. Did anyone close to you die?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

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5. What countries did you visit?<\/p>\n

Hong Kong, India, Dubai (airport), France, Wales.<\/p>\n

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6. What would you like to have in 2015 that you lacked in 2014?<\/p>\n

A greater sense of focus, purpose and a promotion.<\/p>\n

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7. What date from 2014 will remain etched upon your memory?<\/p>\n

December 12th<\/p>\n

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8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?<\/p>\n

The teaching thing. I had to produce and deliver materials to teach very technically gifted employees about innovation and creativity. Properly dauntingly talented people PhD’s, scientists from CERN etc.\u00a0and me with an HND in Business Information Technology from Sheffield Hallam. It went well though, the feedback was great and I got to visit Hong Kong, India and London to deliver my reckons.<\/p>\n

I must also mention the War Cards<\/a>. An idea of mine from last year that came to fruition thanks to the brilliant work of one of my colleagues. It gave me A real sense of pride.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/vWVlMTpODj\/<\/p>\n

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9. What was your biggest failure?<\/p>\n

Not making enough of the teaching opportunity (and others) that it would have been recognised as more of an achievement by others.<\/p>\n

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10. Did you suffer illness or injury?<\/p>\n

After a painful 2013 thankfully not.<\/p>\n

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11. What was the best thing you bought?<\/p>\n

Can’t remember anything of note I bought for myself. Best purchase for others was a \u00a37 LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary book for my four year old son. He loves it.<\/p>\n

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12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?<\/p>\n

Malala Yousafzai. The Daily Show interview.<\/p>\n

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