Well its now the end of April, and 33% of the year has passed us by.  Now seems as good a time as any for an update to my Challenges, Goals and Resolutions for 2007.:

  • Personal, Family and Lifestyle
    • I’ve been reading at least 1 novel a month, at the moment I am reading The Northern Lights trilogy (know as the Dark Materials trilogy) and really quite engrossed in it, and can;t put them down
    • I’ve been forcing myself to read the newspapers at least twice a week.  Some days I catch the train instead of riding just to make sure I do.  This one is going to be tough
    • Lots of Bike trips, it’s the only way I can unwind and clear my head.  I’m planning a trip to Ballina as soon as my annual leave gets approved
    • Listen to more music and more podcasts - failing dismally
    • I’m spending more time at Picnics, BBQs and ‘walks in parks’, and taking lots more photos
    • The ban on Live TV has been easy, no problems there at all
  • Community and Blogging
    • I think my blogging is going well?  I know I’m enjoying it, even if you lot aren’t    :)
    • Meet more people; this has been going better than planned.  I’ve been invited to a couple of “round table breakfasts” in the past few months and really enjoyed them.
    • Attend the MVP Summit this year - done and dusted.
    • Listen to Bill Gates speak in person - very interesting, especially his work within the Gates Foundation
    • Again, failed to attend at least one ‘Wardy Community Dinner’ in Brisbane so far!
  • Virtualization
    • Spending also a lot of time talking and listening to others about Virtualization.  Seeing some reoccurring patterns and some understanding on peoples perceptions.  I may not necessarily agree with their perceptions - but I do understand them
    • The Brisbane Infrastructure Group is kicking along nicely - we just turned 2 years old, and reached over 350 members.
    • The wiki on WindowsVirtualization.com is coming along slowly.  I have some content, but still looking for hosting providers and bandwidth.  Paul has offered to help and it should be sorted next month
  • Career Goals
    • Well this is a challenge, I haven’t been in the office this year to automate any sort of business process.  I’ll revisit this in a few weeks when I return to the Office
    • I’ve had a chat to my Manager earlier in the year and we’ve agreed on a new direction for me.  If all goes to plan, I should start moving over to my new role of “Technial Readiness” in a few weeks.  Although it will be a lot of hard work, and some aggressive deadlines, it should be very exciting.

So I think I’m doing ok?!  These are only baby ”starting steps” and there is still 66% of the year and many challenges address.  So I’d better keep going, and another update in a few months    :)