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I haven't updated My Goals since mid-August. I had finished my summer internship at an investment bank on Wall Street, and I just turned off for two months. After nearly two years of setting and tracking goals, I was a bit burnt. At the same time, I had achieved an important goal - getting a job on Wall Street. For a while, I'm not gonna lie, I was a bit lost. I had worked rigorously for the past few years to get that full-time offer. I kind of lost my source of motivation.

During the past two months, I got to explore the city more, enjoy nightlife, and meet new people... but I began to feel a bit empty. I wanted to do more, read more, and learn more as I always did. Oh, I also met a wonderful girl name Chicora! A super sweet and supportive girl. I've also been teaching a class called "Lessons of Life" where I teach high school students on goal-setting, time management, and mindset. If I'm going to teach it, I gotta live it too, right?

So I'm back from my break. I'll like to consider it a "retreat" where I got lost a bit, rested, and came back re-energized and focused than ever before. A new chapter is starting in my life, and I'm very excited for it.

I reflect over the past year and a half since I started my blog, and I'd like to think I'm a better person now, a better man.

Well, I'll be updating regularly again. Meanwhile, check out My Goals. Something that's going to be a focus this year in addition to my usual academic and business endeavors, is a key focus on health and especially on street combat / defense. Especially with a girlfriend, I realize one of my key responsibilities as a man is to protect her (though she's probably stronger than I).

Thanks for reading as always, and it's good to be back.