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At the cost of over-simplifying, I see that people can be broadly classified into goal-people and…
Tags: Introspection, Goals, Scrum Life, Yin And Yang, Journey

Are you a goal person or a journey person?

At the cost of over-simplifying, I see that people can be broadly classified into goal-people and journey-people. Goal-people chase goals with an unwavering fervour, and miss out on the beauty of the journey. Journey-people, on the other hand, would go berserk under the duress of chasing a goal.

Interestingly, the same person can exhibit both the qualities, albeit at different stages of their lives.

Nothing like a goal to make you focus all your energies. But nothing like being aware of your journey to pause and reflect.

You could say that they don’t have to be mutually exclusive, but achieving that kind of balance is easier said than done. At least for the likes of me.

Recently, I worked in a scrum setting at work. They plan the scrum, focus on the stories and update statuses to see if they are able to meet the project deliverables. These stages take place during three exclusive timeslots of the day. Though it doesn’t eliminate the chaos, this methodology works because you get to deal with it based on sound reasoning.

So, I now think differently about goal-setting. I see that it really boils down to dividing it into manageable chunks. Then, I zoom-in and zoom-out. I am working on not missing the trees for the woods or even the woods for the trees. I zoom-in into my daily routine, the process, the structure to manage the everyday chaos. I zoom-out at the end of the day to see if I’m on the way to meeting the goal set for me.

Would there be changes along the way? You bet! The stories change based on the dynamics involved. Some processes have a high degree of complexity : they are quite dynamic. Others are fairly stable.

Bottomline: We can apply the scrum model whenever we seek a yin and yang between the goal and the journey, irrespective of the complexity of the project underway.
Strategy of Life
By: Aadithya Mak
Tags: Goals, Entrepreneurship, Life, Business, Teens

Life lead you to sacrifice and groom you for success. So accept and lead.

When I was at age of 5, my mom died. In that investigation my father was suspect, so he became a prisoner at my age of 10. My father raised up his business and make it as a money maker. Then his business only make myself to grow and study till my 12th grade.

After that I joined in engineering college in mechanical dept. My desire is to join medical. But I’m in the place of care taker of my father’s business. Due to business meetings and untimely works , I can’t continue my studies in college. So I discontinued in my college.

After I wrote NEET in 2018. I failed in it. So I was preparing for NEET in 2019. At that time I got contact in Consultancy for study in phillipines which is from stall held at Chennai trade centre. So I contact them and apply with university of northern phillipines. Initially I paid the fees of 3 lakhs, but I need of 25 lakhs as income source . So I applied eduloan, but I can’t get eduloan due to my father was a prisoner. So the plan to abroad study was cancelled and fought with Consultancy and got back of 2.5 lakhs. Due to this issue I didn’t applied for NEET 2019.

My father’s business also came into loss. My father still in prison for 11 years. I just asked my uncle take over management works to handle and I took over the financial backend responsibilities in my home itself without interrupting into the company and managing the clients through phone call itself. And maintaining the few clients with few profits. My debt was 19 lakhs for myself. The business turnover enough for debt itself. So it is not affordable for my expense. I don’t have degree also. Still 12th pass.

So I joined in medical billing company for 12k salary in Nov 2019. Started working as an employee. I gained experienced in that sector and relieved from that in corona pandemic in September 2020. In Jan 2019, I went to my native and started poultry farming. I hired 2 village workers to maintain the poultry, tie up with local egg wholesaler and started getting payments from egg wholesaler and still running good.

When I was involved in business in 2016, I started learning more in business statistics, management, stocks strategy and investing. I improved my self skills to do any job at any pandemic. I can survive by doing anything. Life taught me to survive without losing my goals.

Now I joined in new company as an employee with 27k salary. I was going to job to shut my relative’s mouth. Because when I loss in my business , they are laughing at me and teasing me at my behind “how this small boy can handle business and all ?” “Even he didn’t complete his degree at all". That’s why suddenly I joined in company and started developing my business without interrupting. Now I’m make my business stable. Still I’m going to job because for my lover to make her father to agree for our marriage.

I owned 2 businesses . Now, I planned to startup an E-commerce business.

But I'm still 12th pass.

And also I'm still 21 years old.
Distractions
By: Brian Donnoe
Tags: Weight Loss, Goals, Life Coaching, Ed Mylett

I seem to have sit my target of being under 215 by next Wednesday. Today, the scale said 214, and that was after a tiny brake meal of IHOP’s cinnastack pancakes and hashbrowns on the side (total calories: about 1100). Will be eating nothing but greenbeans, and backs of tuna and salmon until the doctor’s appointment.

Also had to add that there are many life coaching videos that I love watching, but one that was in my mind over the last few days a lot……https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpb0xVWX5l0, because as someone who loves football, I am willing to realize that my favorite sports team willing or losing doesn’t affect my life too much (actually it doesn’t affect it at all), so I don’t too carried away with who wins and who doesn’t win. I hate Tom Brady and the Patriots in general, but if either entity wins ten more superbowls, somehow, I’m going to make it to the next day perfectly fine, and my own life goals are just the same.
Mental Health Awareness
By: Aarij Aziz
Tags: Amal Fellowship, Mental Health Awareness, Goals, Mental Health, Amal Academy

#Getting Closer to your Mega Project

I had this in my mind for quite a while and the one who is reading this blog can relate that we all at some point have been through a stage where we needed help regarding our mental health.

We approached the one’s that can help us overcome this hidden and covered pain.

Some of us might have gone to a therapist ( I went to one), Or maybe your friend and your family helped you in that stage ( Mine helped me a lot more than I can ever thank them).

I want to shift your focus to that all of those of were struggling with this particular issue must have been got aware of it that they have this problem so they went out seeking help from others.

Now if I don’t know that what will I do I ask you guys a question?

I will not know what is the core of the problem that I am having and this could wreck my life. If someone is physically fit does not mean that he is mentally fit too.

In Pakistan, if we see there isn’t much awareness talks about Mental health the goal is not to tell them that you have a problem the goal is just to let them take care of their health both mental and physical.

So my goal is to help those around us for a much better and happier life.

Thanks
Reflecting on 2020 and Setting Goals for 2021 (Part 2)
By: Paulina Fin Caprio
Tags: Self Improvement, Goals, Life, Love, Compassion

Reflecting on 2020 and Setting Goals for 2021 (Part 2)

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

How did Part 1 go for you? Did you discover forgotten memories and experiences from 2020?

Now that we’ve taken some inventory on 2020, are you ready to answer some questions? You don’t need to prioritize or rank or even choose goals yet. We’ll narrow things down in Part 3.

You may write as little or as much as you’d like. It is okay to put “nothing” as an answer.

What do I have too much of in my life and want to let go of or reduce?

This can be something like stress, or negative people, or self-judgement, or even things like too many ongoing projects.

Consider:

* Maybe you got too much of something in 2020

* What isn’t serving you well? What is taking too much of your precious energy and time?

* Do you have too many commitments or too much on your mind?

* Is it time to make room in your life by doing less and being more?

What do I want more of in my life?

This can be something we already have and want more of, something we used to have and want back, or something new we’d like to introduce into our lives. There are lots of options, but adding a lot of new things may not be the answer either.

Consider:

* What have you missed or lost in 2020 that you can reasonably bring back (not everything will be possible in our covid-19 reality)?

* What has brought you joy in ways you’d like to continue or grow in 2021?

* What are you excited about bringing into your life?

Who or what needs my attention in 2021?

Another way to think about goal-setting is to consider others’ needs. Perhaps they are the priority for the first part of 2021.

What needs to be addressed?

Is there something you’re ready to tackle? Is there something that cannot wait any longer? Is there something you’ve been procrastinating on? Are you saying “it’s time” about something?

What do I most want to work on?

The key words here are “I most want to”, which does not mean the things someone else thinks you should be working on. It is about what you want to change and what you are capable of starting today. I want you to choose something within reach; something which will make your life better, something you feel good about.

What can wait?

You don’t have to tackle everything. If you already have a long list, you can’t work on everything. Remember, if you’re going to whittle your list down to

The. Most. Important. Thing. Right. Now., you’ll need to put some things down here. This list may be even more important than all the answers above, especially if you’re prone to taking on more than you can handle (you know who you are).

Consider: People over-estimate what they can do in the short-term and under-estimate what they can do in the long term.

Ready to make some decisions? Read on to Part 3.
Did You Achieve Your Goals on Medium?
By: Floyd Mori
Tags: Money, Success, Goals, Medium, Poetry

Did You Achieve Your Goals on Medium?

Photo by 金 运 on Unsplash

Did you happen to get a nice Christmas present from Medium?

Did lots of views, reads, and money come your way?

Did you make it to the coveted $100 a month mark on earnings

or are you one of the top earnings on Medium?

Maybe you were fortunate enough to achieve those goals.

Maybe you missed the mark and have not gotten there yet.

It is almost another year and time for a new start.

Those things may come to you if you keep trying.

Don’t give up and abandon your dreams.

You can do it, and you can succeed. Keep trying.
A SMART New Year’s Resolution
By: Elif Yildiran
Tags: New Years Resolutions, Goals, Smart Goals, Data Science, Personal Development

Just because a year and another one begins, we don’t become instantly so into working out, eating healthy, or sticking to our budget. It’s literally just a new day but we define it in another year, that’s all. This was the reason why I never created a list to make my life so perfect overnight and feeling bad because I’ve accomplished nothing.

This year, for a change, I will make a SMART (Specific Measurable Accountable Realistic Timebounded) goal for myself!

Specific: I will learn a new topic in the fields of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science to expand my knowledge.

Measurable: I will measure it by the courses I’ve taken, papers & books I’ve read, and projects I’m working on.

Accountable: I will be sharing my progress and resources on my Medium page to hold myself accountable and motive myself. (and maybe even to help others, who knows?)

Realistic: This is a realistic goal because I’m already studying Mathematics and taking courses in Data Science. For this year, I will be able to fit a more structured plan into my life.

Time bounded: This will continue for the year of 2021. New updates will come every week.

This was the idea that I’ve seen just a few hours ago but the longer we plan things and the longer we wait, we never follow the ideas that pop into our heads. I would normally wait until I have the perfect weekly plan and resources, perfect Medium and LinkedIn set up but I’m done with overthinking on these details, better done than perfect in the end.

I don’t want to wait for the most perfect moments to take action on my ideas anymore, so here I am, making a very sincere introduction to this experiment. We will figure out the details along the way together.

Happy holidays!
How To Make 2021 Great
By: Erik Kostov
Tags: Motivation, Success, Goals, Advice, Life

How To Make 2021 Great

Erik Kostov, the person who’s writing this

If you are anything like me, you are tired of “2020”.

It was a year where nothing actually happened, Yet everyone went into fear and panic and conservation instead of expanding.

I’m planning to make my 2021 amazing.

And if you want that for yourself, I want to help you out.

We know that in order to achieve success we have to practice and study, correct?

Well, I think this applies for life, not just for athletes, or for getting good grades in university, or for a skill like drawing (I draw a lot).

I want to share with you what ~I’m~ studying to get INCREDIBLE results (like how I created 1,000+ drawings in 2020, or how I got 12 million views on TikTok, or how I self-published 6 ebooks this year ;p ).

Before I tell you what I am studying to make my 2021 SPECTACULAR — FOLLOW ME on social media. I will bring you motivation and practical tips on how to achieve what you want. (from my own personal experience and what has worked for me)
New Year New Me
By: Amy Caswell
Tags: Goals, 2021, Dreams, Life, Productivity

New Year New Me

Photo by Amy Shamblen on Unsplash

I love this time of year. Christmas has been and gone for another year. The house is all tidy again ready for New Years. Okay so I understand that I may be one of the few crazy people who pull all their Christmas decorations down on Boxing Day. I may have told my children that Boxing Day is for boxing up all the things from this year ready for next year — terrible dad pun I know!

Yet while this time of year is magical. I feel we at times put to much pressure on ourselves to reinvent the wheel come January 01! I mean in all honesty it’s not like we can wave a magic wand and start fresh because the calendar starts again.

Of course after the year that has been 2020 I’m sure most of us would like to wave a magic wand to know that 2021 will be smooth sailing. However that’s not possible, well at least I don’t believe it is, if you know differently please reach out!

Whilst I believe it is important to spend time refelcting on the past twelve months and to do an inventory of how things went, taking note of the things that went well and the things that didn’t go so well. Revising our goals and dreams and seeing which ones we have achieved or gotten closer to and which ones feel even further away. It is important that we don’t get so caught up in making big changes that we set ourselves up for failure.

Goals and dreams are important. If we don’t have something to focus on that brings us joy then we are only going to be going backwards and falling further away from contentment.

This new year brings with it a blank page and a fresh start to work on our lives. Let’s take time to realise that whilst we may not have loved the past tweleve months or even the last decade, it has brought us to where we are, we have learnt valuable lessons from it. It has shaped who we have become in order for us to either keep working towards the person we are becoming or to pivot slightly to become the even better version of ourselves.

While creating our goals for 2021, take the time to choose wisely, focus on a few key areas and don’t make so many goals that they become overwhelming as that is no fun. No one wants to start the year in a panic because we are trying to cram years worth of goals into a single year.

One thing I am going to do this year is to write a letter to future ‘me’, I am going to write a letter detailing who I am and how I am living my life, as well as all the goals and dreams I have achieved. Then I am going to seal it and read it in twelve months time.

Be kind to yourself. Live each day and love each day. Don’t spend all your time so focused on future that you forget to live in the present. Life is for living. Find the delicate balance between hustling hard for your dreams and enjoying the ones you have already achieved.

Most importantly enjoy 2021 and don’t feel the need to completely reinvent yourself, you are already amazing!
There’s abundance for you out there. Realign Your Thoughts
By: Inspo Blogs
Tags: Money, Truth, Goals, Dreams, Love

There’s abundance for you out there. Realign Your Thoughts

Negative thinking is a big obstacle in your journey. You can still succeed when you do not believe in things or yourself, but it makes it really hard. You stop a lot just to think again whether it is worth it or not. You need a peace of mind. You want to follow your journey and let it take you where it takes you.

You can not be confident in your journey if you are not certain to achieve what you are heading for. People are scared to take risk, they always think about what if this doesn’t work, need to think of a back up plan.

It is not your fault, it is the human nature. It is how we work or i should say it is how we are taught to operate.

The Process

There is abundance of everything out there. You will never run out of things like money, food or whatever basic needs you have. All you have to do is believe in your self and follow your dreams and put a lot of work in it.

For example, if you have a product you need to work on it for 100 hours for example. So the quicker you complete that task the quicker you can head to the next task.

It doesn’t mean that you can take shortcuts. You need to do what it takes to get there. It’s with anything, if you start learning cooking from scratch it will take you a certain amount of time to be confident and cooking without looking for recipes and everything.

You can learn anything, if you ever thought that it is impossible. Erase that though you can make it happen. All it takes is patience and consistency. When you don’t see any results people get frustrated and then they stop.

This is the story of 90% of people, they can not be bothered. But later on you will regret and think i wish i had done it. Time goes quick, but remember it’s never too late to do it now.

What you need to do now

Write down your goals and work on them everyday. Consistency is the key. A little or more done everyday will bring you to your destination.

Only you know how much time you have got in your hands. See how many hours per week you can contribute for your project.

Do not waste it on Netflix everyday, once in a while you need to entertain yourself. If you can work with something playing in the background that’s a win win . But if you have trouble concentrating, listen to some music, background peaceful sounds of nature etc. or keep it quite.

If you are only in it for the money, it might not work. Even if it does work you might not enjoy it. Follow your passion and do what you love doing. You will make enjoy what you do and that way you will end up making more money. It is all about having fun.
My Medium Goals And Plans For 2021
By: Gal Mux
Tags: Goals, Plans, Goals Objectives, Writers On Medium, Ｍedium

Photo by lavnatalia on Pixabay

We all want to succeed in our endeavours. We make plans striving to achieve them. Sometimes we follow through sometimes we don’t.

Success on Medium is something most of us writers on the Platform want. I may not have a thorough breakdown on every step I plan to take to reach my goals, but here are my Medium Plans for 2021.

Publish 5 articles a day

The goal is to publish 10 articles a day if possible -five is the minimum number. I plan to publish the articles in five different publications daily.

Gain 2K followers by end of March

I planned to gain 1K followers by the end of the year but with only 10 days to go, realistically I do not think that goal is reachable for now. But I am planning to remain steadfast and to keep going.

Make $300 a month

With five articles published in different publications daily I imagine that goal is possible. It will help me gain more followers, reads, views and earnings by extension. Making $300 a month translates to $10 daily. I need to gain more followers and publish more stories for that as so far I average at $1 in earnings daily.

I also hope for a miraculous curation 😉 . Fingers crossed 🤞.

Become a top writer

Damn! Would that make me happy or what! I hope to achieve that highly coveted and wonderful achievement soon. But I know I have to put in the work and I am ready for that!

Get published in big publications

I have already been added as a writer in The Ascent and The Startup but the stories I have submitted to them so far have been rejected. It hurts, but as it is a goal of mine to get published in them I will keep trying.

I also hope to be added as a writer in other big publications.

Writing for a bigger publication can give you more views, reads, and followers which can translate to more earnings.

I do enjoy submitting stories to small and medium publications though and I intend to keep doing so as some of my stories do considerably well in them.

Grow my publication

I created a publication called A List Of My favourite Things here on Medium and I have been researching a lot about how to make it grow through dissecting other publications that I like.

I plan to gain more followers and writers for it and ensure that more writers on Medium are interested to share lists of their favourite things.
Should I Make Resolutions for 2021?
By: Andrea Laiacona Dooley
Tags: 2020, New Years Resolutions, 2021, Goals

Should I Make Resolutions for 2021?

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I’ve been blogging off and on for more than 16 years and the only blog post I’ve consistently written is my New Year’s Resolution Review. In 2020, I didn’t make any resolutions (you can read why HERE) but I still want to review.

First of all, thank God I didn’t make any resolutions. 2020 would have shot them all to pieces anyway. Since March 13, our lives have been both Monopoly Jail and a constant Get Out of Jail Free card. We can’t go anywhere or do anything, so we have permission to do whatever we want and not do anything we don’t want. It’s been weird, as you know.

Most of what I did this year sounds like it was a resolution. I baked sourdough, pretzels, doughnuts, and lots of cookies. I sprouted an avocado tree and made some fig liqueur (and jam and tarts). I finished a large and complicated quilt. I tried watercolors. I tried to learn guitar. I got a chameleon. I self-published a book. I shifted my law practice to the virtual space. I deepened some great friendships and got closer to the family I’ve been locked down with.

The funny part is, if I had resolved to do these things, I wouldn’t have done them. Resolutions are work. Or at least, they feel like work. I have plenty of work, and plenty of things in my life that feel like work, but aren’t compensated or appreciated. Why would I willingly take on more unpaid, unappreciated tasks that don’t bring me joy when I’m doing them?

At the same time, being totally unaccountable feels untethered. I didn’t keep track of my workouts, for example, and as a result, I barely exercise anymore. I didn’t track whether I wrote, so I didn’t write. I’m not saying I have to track the things I like, but when I don’t, they don’t happen. My 2021 resolutions, or non-resolutions, whichever I come up with, needed to be trackable and realistic, and involve things I like. I’ll write again next week when I decide what to do.
Adulting?
By: Pooja Hariharan
Tags: Goals, Growth, Life, Adulting, Poetry

I’m just curious.

I have officially entered Adulthood,

but I’m mentally stuck in my teens.

What is it like to be an adult?

Is adulting nice?

I’m beginning to know,

how the whole of adulting

is to make you follow the norm, make you

take the “easier way out” that masquerades as being “practical”.

Whatever happened to “take more risks”.

To be an adult is to banish and crush those,

who challenge the norms

who dare to pursue the road not taken, to dust.

Yet, celebrate some, who have made it through all these challenges.

I’m not saying it is not impossible to make it.

but I don’t get why does it have to be so hard?

Instead of material wealth, if success is defined as how much of it was what YOU wanted,

many of us might be miserable failures.

I might be wrong,

I might not achieve my goals,

but it is still a 100% better than,

making my life a collection of others opinions.

Adulting

shouldn’t make you more fearful-

of making the wrong decisions,

fear of being left behind.

Adulting,

just like a bird

should make you spread your wings and fly free.
The power of your Sub-Conscious Mind.
By: Dhruv Kumar Patwari
Tags: Goals, 2021, New Year, Focus, Productivity

YouTube can be a place where you learn or where you waste tons of time. I had recently noticed that I was slipping into the rabbit hole too often. So to be more intentional with what I watch on YouTube, I gave myself a challenge.

The Challenge states that I should write an article every day, explaining one of the videos that I watched on that day and what I learnt from it.

The video that most resonated with me today was the following video by ModernHealthMonk.

Through this video, I was introduced to a book called “It Works: The Famous Little Red Book That Makes Your Dreams Come True!” by an anonymous author. It is a short 30-page book.

The book's main focus is that you should write down the top 10 things you want to achieve and go through it at least 3 times a day.

That's it.

According to the author, If you constantly remind yourself of the things you want to achieve, your subconscious mind will fire up and try to make those things a reality.

The 10 goals can be anything, “I want a new bike” or, “I want to earn 1 Crore a year” or “I want to be the best version of myself”.

The author suggests that you initially start with material goals and then build up to more abstract ones. You should also be specific about your goals. For Example, “I want to be rich” is not very specific. A better goal is: “I want to have 10 Lakh Rupees in my bank account when I am 25”. The more specific the goals are, the better.

The 10 goals that you’ve initially written are not set in stone. They can be rearranged as and when your priorities change and also, new goals can be added and the existing ones can be removed when you realise that you no longer want to achieve a particular goal.

A change in goals is never an issue. It just means that your priorities are changing and that you are growing as a person.

I would highly recommend you to go through the short book. Also, your feedback is very important to me. Please share it with your friends and family. Do let me know if I missed anything from the book.
A Year In Review — 2020. The Pandemic Year, Pt. 1
By: Dillon Burns
Tags: 2020, Goals, Growth, Freedom, New Year

DO HARD SHIT: EVERY DAY

As I wrap up my year and put everything into perspective, I’ll try to capture the raw emotions that have come along with the past 365 days.

“Life is a cycle of ups and downs, highs and lows, positives and negatives, and everything else in between. All I can do is FIGHT to keep my head above water; FIGHT to stay alive; FIGHT to stay positive; FIGHT to keep the love in my heart; FIGHT to make them proud; FIGHT to lead a life worth living; FIGHT to make every chapter of my life something worth reading about.”

This year has been so much more than just a list of bullet points or checks in boxes or goals achieved, it’s been a year of massive action, drastic change, and intense emotional healing and development. I did things this year that I’ve never done before; pushed myself mentally and physically in ways I’ve never done before; held myself accountable in ways I’ve never done before; held the line for so many things that are important to me that 2020 will always be known as the first year of the rest of my life.

This was a year of building and growth in all areas of my life: Physical, Physiological, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual.

Maverick turned 1 in January. Alex turned 34 in March. Zeppelin Trinity-Rose joined our family in July! Tehya (our German Sheppard Dog) turned 9 in August. I turned 37 in October. Maximus turned 6 in November.

If I’m being completely open and honest with you, I never expected to make it this far in life. It’s both a blessing and a curse to be where I’m at today and I’ll explain both here shortly and why it’s important to me to see it this way.

BLESSING because I have SO MUCH to be grateful for. I can complain about absolutely nothing in my life. I have a healthy family, there’s a roof over our heads, we kept our bills paid during some of the worst economic times around the country and during a worldwide shut down, there’s always food on the table, and we never went without as so many humans do around the world.

So to that end, it’s a blessing and I’m grateful.

CURSED because I live on and so many of my brothers and friends do not. Zach, Guzzo, Curtis — you are not forgotten. Not now, not ever. You live on within me, my heart and soul, and I’m sure so many others. When I embark on these quarterly mental/physical challenges, it’s with you men in mind. Through time I figured out how to make this curse a journey of personal growth and development and if I could convey any singular piece of advice to you out there reading this, it would be to try and do the same.

TURN YOUR PAIN INTO PASSION.

Find a reason to build your life up from your struggle. Take all your rage, all your pain, all your negative thoughts and emotions, all your fucked up and traumatic experiences and bottle that shit up into a pressurized reservoir inside your soul.

Check back in over the weekend for Pt. 2 of “The Pandemic Year”.

#TheDillonBurnsMethod
2021 New Years Resolutions, Goals setting planner
By: Dr. Lakisha Simmons
Tags: 2021 Budget, Happy New Year, Goals, New Year Resolution, Goal Setting

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15 Easy New Year Resolutions For An Amazing 2021
By: Rajesh Vairapandian
Tags: Self Improvement, Goals, 2021, Life, Resolutions

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Setting Goals | Things That Can Help You Achieve Them
By: Reno Pahnke
Tags: Goals Objectives, Goals, Goal Setting, Goals In Life

What are the things that can enable you to set satisfying, achievable goals? Here are some points that can help you.

Lucidity of Your Goals

Be very clear in your mind about the purpose of your goal. Why are you trying to achieve it? What will be the consequences? When you can see ahead and realize how the goals can help you, you become more focused on them. Also, chalk out a plan to achieve the goal. This plan should be crystal clear. It should be a step by step process. You should know what exactly you will do after you have achieved one particular step towards goal fulfillment. When you work with clear objectives such as these, you find that achieving the goal becomes much easier.

The Challenge Factor

We all love challenges. Not all of us will want challenges that break our backs, but we do want small challenges that we can fulfill. Hence, when you are setting goals, you should see to it that your goals challenge you. That helps you retain your interest in your goal fulfillment, and once you have achieved a goal which challenged you in some way or the other, you will find yourself much more exhilarated. You will want to do more; you will plan more. This helps you grow as a person.

Know Your Limits

It is also very important that you set goals within your limitations. This does not mean that your goals should just be what you have already done. As said before, set goals that are challenging, but you should have a very practical view of yourself too. You should know what you can do and what you cannot. If you set a very lofty goal, it will only sap your energies and you will not be able to accomplish you. This can disillusion you forever from setting further goals.

Stay Committed

You cannot achieve anything without the right amount of dedication towards it, and your goals are no exception. You have to spend some time and effort, you have to plan and you have to stay committed towards your goals. You cannot just set something for yourself to achieve and then forget about it completely. You have to keep moving in that direction. When you have set a goal, you have to realize that this is just one rung in the ladder of success. You have to climb that, and then you have to move towards the next rung. This is a continuous process that you have to keep at for the rest of your life.

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React Native with Expo Client. On this short tutorial I’ll go ahead…
By: Reynaldo Ayala
Tags: JavaScript, React Native, Mobile App Development, Expo Cli, React

On this short tutorial I’ll go ahead and show you how to get you React Native application displayed on your phone with Expo Client in a couple easy steps. Let’s begin!

First you’re going to need to install expo client on your terminal and you can do this by typing this. This might take a few minutes so don’t panic if it takes a long time.

npm i -g expo-cli

2. Now that you have installed Expo Client you can install it on your phone as-well. You’ll need to do this so you can see your application on your device.

3. You’re doing great and we’re almost there! Now that we have installed all the necessary items will start by creating a new expo project. You can do this by writing this on your terminal.

expo init name-app

You can name your app anything you like so please feel free to change name-app to anything you like.

You’ll see a couple options for the sake of this tutorial we are going to do a Managed workflow blank app so please click on the first one. If you would like to know more about managed or bare workflow I’ll post a link below with more details.

This might take a while so don’t worry.

4. Now that you created your new app you need to cd in to that file and start your project. You can do this by typing this in your terminal.

cd name-app expo start

5. After you run expo start you should see a new tab open up on your browser which will look like this.

You can then grab your phone and scan the QR code and then your expo client on your phone should display your new app.

If you see this screen you have completed this tutorial, great job!

Thank you for taking the time to read this blog and I’ll leave you with some links if you wish to continue to learn more about React Native and Expo Client. Happy coding Hackers.
Creating My First Website
By: Arnie Serrano
Tags: Sidebar Menu, Semantic Ui React, React Native, Sidebar, React

Creating My First Website

Now that I had finished the Software Engineering program at Flatiron School and officially started my job search before Christmas, I need to have a project to work on in order to show off my skills. It’s a bit as intimidating as when I started my final project, and sometimes wonder if I’ll be able to pull this off. But to be honest, there’s no better way to tackle a project than to tackle said project.

My first obstacle is creating a Sidebar for my portfolio website. I want users who visit my site to be able to navigate between my main page and the page with all my projects. Only problem was, I could not understand Semantic UI React’s docs on how to create a sidebar. Thankfully, a tutorial (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt9x2-0Vnr4), helped clear things up enough for me to implement a sidebar how I want it to.

First thing’s first: Create a Sidebar component in your files.

Place the Sidebar file in your component folder.

Then, in that file we’re going to import the Sidebar components from Semantic UI React. If you haven’t already, install Semantic UI React with npm install semantic-ui-react semantic-ui-css

Next, create a function component that will have props passed into it, more on that later. Then simply create a Sidebar component from Semantic UI Reacts docs with the following attributes and Menu Items:

Then go back and type out the variables and functions that’ll be passed into both the NavBar and Sidebar component we’ll be using.

Now for the explanation as to how this is all working.

Line 8 creates a variable “toggle,” and a function called “setToggle,” to change it’s value, which in this case is established as “false.”

In line 10 we create a function called “handleToggleMenu,” that’ll call the setToggle function and pass that into the NavBar component on line 16 in the prop “onToggleMenu.”

In the NavBar component, we attach the “onToggleMenu,” which holds the “handleToggleMenu,” function to an onClick handler so that whenever the Menu span is clicked, the function will run.

Now whenever toggle is changed, we’ll need to pass that value down to to sidebar so that it shows when we want it to show.

So we pass that variable into the “toggleMenu,” props which will be placed within the “visible” attribute of Sidebar.

Now when all is said and done, our sidebar should look like this once Menu is clicked:

And this once Menu is clicked again:

This is by no means a perfect way, but it is a start. And hopefully once I practice with it some more and continue to expand my site, I’ll refine it and get it working in a way that is common on other sites.
10 Funny App Loading Messages for App Developers
By: Kalpit Rathore
Tags: JavaScript, Python, React Native, Web Development, React

Is your website or app slow?

This is article is not about optimizing the load time of your app. Instead you can make your user’s wait entertaining, so that your user stays connected with the app for a long time.

So here are 10 funny app loading messages for app developers

Discovering new ways of making you wait. Your time is very important to us. Please wait while we ignore you. Still faster than Windows update. We are not liable for any broken screens as a result of waiting. Bored of slow loading spinner?, buy more RAM! Kindly hold on until I finish a cup of coffee. We will be back in 1/0 minutes. Why don’t you order a sandwich? Don’t panic, Just count to infinite. Please wait, Your PC is not a superman!

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How we work with API in React-Native
By: Berkay Kırcı
Tags: Advanced Javascript, API, React Native

First of all, we should know “what is called API?”

API (Application Programming Interface)is an interface that software programs can follow to communicate with each other. It serves as an interface between different software programs and facilitates their interaction, similar to the way the user interface facilitates interaction between humans and computers.

Where it is used?

Imagine that you are thinking to order coffee in a coffee shop. There is a board with the names of the coffee. The bar is “system” where the coffee will be prepared. What’s missing is the critical link to communicate your order to the bar and deliver your coffee back to you. That’s where the waiter, or API, comes in.

The barista is the messenger (or API), that takes your request and makes your coffee at the bar(the system).

Terms about HTTP requests:

There are several methods you can make to get data from API.

Promise: a Promise represents the eventual result of an asynchronous operation. It is a placeholder into which the successful result value, or reason for failure, will materialize. It will either give you a response or an error, i.e. rejection.

We will use only GET requests in this article so no need to worry about others.

Let’s integrate an API in React-Native

In React Native, we can use the Fetch to suit our needs or you can use a library called Axios. I will use the Axios.

Install Axios in your project with terminal

yarn add axios

or

npm install axios

and import into your Main or App.js file

import axios from 'axios';

I will use CatFacts API for the GET request example. In your App or Main.js file first, we will declare the base URL address which helps us sending parameters for that address, then we will make a GET request to that URL and fetch the data.

We imported Axios, necessary components from react-native and useState, useEffect from react for Hooks. Then we declared baseUrl and made a request that URL with axious.

We wrote a condition in the function that will check if our facts are there or not and will show a loading indicator. We don't want to show an empty screen right?

After that, we will render our component in a view that will show us a cat fact.🐱‍💻

and you will finally see this basic screen. Congratz.🎉

For further reads check below my project on Github. ⬇️

https://github.com/berkaykrc/RN-CatFacts/tree/develop

thanks for reading hope I helped you out.
Hands-on react-native FlatList
Tags: Hooks, Flatlist, API, React Native

Example

1- Fetching Data from ‘Random User’ API

We will request 20 random users' data from the “RandomUser” API as follows. Using the JavaScript fetch Method, we will send a get request to the API. Then, we will modify the received response. If an Exception is raised, we will catch it.

In order to clean our working environment and keep track of the fetched data, Let's introduce variables of useState hook. First Variable confState, keeps track of all configurations we need along with this project. The second Variable stores the fetched data from the API server.

Let's update “fetchUsersDataRequest” function.

To load data from a remote endpoint, we need to set up a useEffect, which is a good place to instantiate the network request. useEffect comes with [] which holds the dependencies. In our case, I entered the page number, and seed as dependencies for future use.

Summary of all code until now

Sample of user data on the API

2- Creating a Card Component

Expecting a user object as props, the card will show the user’s image, first and last name, phone number, email, and address. On Press on the Phone, Email, Address icons, it will alert the related user's data.

3- Creating a FlatList

The container file (App.js) returns a FlatList of CardComponent.

keyExtractor (item: object, index: number) => string; data data is a plain array renderItem renderItem({ item, index, separators });

Showing Cards into two Columns

If we want to show CardComponents into two columns, we can assign numColumns FlatList props to 2

Creating a Header

To make a Header to toggle between pages, let’s create HeaderComponent.js. It gets pageNo and onPageNoChange as parameters.

After importing the HeaderComponent.js into our container file (App.js). let's update our FlatList by assigning ListHeaderComponent parameter with the created header component.

Creating a Footer

Let’s create FooterComponent.js to keep our footer design in it.

After importing the FooterComponent.js into our container file (App.js). let’s update our FlatList by assigning the ListFooterComponent parameter with the created footer component.

Pull to Refresh Content

Firstly, Let’s update our confState {Configuration states holder} under App.js by introducing a refreshing boolean object. the refreshing initial state is false.

Then, we will update the fetchUsersDataRequest method under App.js by modifying the refreshing variable in it.

Finally, let's update the FlatList by adding refreshing and onRefresh parameters. Each time the user pulls the screen, a new seed will be generated, which lets useEffect to call fetchUsersDataRequest with the new seed.

Create a Separator

Let’s Create our SeparatorComponent.js

After importing SeparatorComponent.js in our App.js, let's update our FlatList by introducing a new prop which is ItemSeparatorComponent

To conclude, there are many different parameters and methods to learn about. I would recommend visiting FlatList docs to learn more. The source code is attached here.
Top 10 Benefits of React Native
By: George Batschinski
Tags: Benefits, React Native

As mobile phones are getting powerful, the need for developing more powerful applications is increasing. It is all because the powerful mobile devices make it possible for the users to do most of their daily tasks on their phones, making things very difficult for the users.

This increased difficulty is that different people have different mobile phones in terms of operating systems and interfaces. So, the developers need to develop applications for all of the devices. One thing that has also gained a lot of popularity in recent years is React Native.

This platform allows the developers to develop applications for all the devices and platforms only by writing the code for once. This is only possible because of the cross-framework mobile application development provided by React Native. One of the major reasons for this popularity is that React Native comes with some amazing benefits.

Here we will discuss all of the benefits that the developers can enjoy from using React Native to develop modern-day mobile applications.

The best 10 benefits of React Native

Want to know more? Keep reading below:
React Native Linux Kurulumu
By: Samet Sunman
Tags: Debian, React Native, Android Studio, Linux Mint, Linux

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React-Native Navigation Giriş
By: Mehmet Öner
Tags: React Native, Javascript Frameworks, React Native Navigation, Mobile App Development, React

React Navigation | React Navigation

Routing and navigation for your React Native apps
Great article.Congrats.I see you provided good details about react native.Thank you so much.
By: Alex Duncan
Tags: React Native

Great article.Congrats.I see you provided good details about react native.Thank you so much.
React Navigation Kurulumu ve Çalışma Mantığı
By: Beyzanur Demi̇r
Tags: Türkçe, React Navigation, React Native, Mobile, React Native Development

Getting started | React Navigation

What follows within the Fundamentals section of this documentation is a tour of the most important aspects of React…
Setup development environment for React Native
By: Paridhi Kothari
Tags: Android, React Native, iOS, Programming, Development

Hi guys! In this article I will talk about how to set up your development environment on Windows to use React Native and Android Studio.

These are the tools we need to download :

Node JS JDK Android studio React native CLI YARN Package Manager Visual studio code

Node JS

How to Install Node JS

Go to the url : https://nodejs.org/en/download/ and download the setup according with your system configuration.

Install the nodeJs and Open the Command Prompt : check the version
React Native Animated Kütüphanesine Ufak Bir Adım
Tags: React, Animated, JavaScript, React Native

Hello from React Native Reanimated | Reanimated

Check out the documentation and learn how to quickly get up and running with Reanimated. Take a look at our API guides…