{"id":712,"date":"2015-01-01T11:35:05","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T15:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/?p=712"},"modified":"2015-01-01T11:36:59","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T15:36:59","slug":"2014-recap-and-2015-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleychiasson.com\/blog\/2014-recap-and-2015-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Recap and 2015 Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a very safe and happy holiday season&#8230;now GET BACK TO WORK!<\/p>\n<p>2014 was a very interesting year for me. Here&#8217;s a quick synopsis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I broke into the post-secondary education scene at a local university (part-time);<\/li>\n<li>I quit my full-time job and took my side business full-time;<\/li>\n<li>I presented at my first ever speaking engagement: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.articulate.com\" target=\"_blank\">E-Learning Heroes Community<\/a> Roadshow: Toronto;<\/li>\n<li>I wrote my very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.td.org\/Publications\/Blogs\/Learning-Technologies-Blog\/2014\/09\/Creating-Faqs-Using-the-FAQ-and-Tabs-Interactions-in-Articulate-Engage\" target=\"_blank\">first every blog post for ATD<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>I was propositioned to author not one, but two books;<\/li>\n<li>My part-time post-secondary education gig went full-time;<\/li>\n<li>I presented at my second speaking engagement: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.articulate.com\" target=\"_blank\">E-Learning Heroes Community<\/a> Roadshow: Denver;<\/li>\n<li>I met a lot of my e-learning idols, engaged in some beta-testing for Articulate, had some exciting learning experiences with Articulate, and networked like I meant it;<\/li>\n<li>My proposal was accepted to speak at Learning Solutions 2015; and<\/li>\n<li>I worked with a ton of really incredible clients and was able to become more strategic with whom I worked with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now before I get on with my goals for 2015, here&#8217;s some real talk. I struggle with anxiety &#8211; mainly social anxiety. While you might think I made leaps and bounds challenging my anxiety in 2014, I really didn&#8217;t do so on a personal level. I still have a lot of fear and anxiety interacting with people I know (and whom I have known for 10+ years) on a social level (e.g. at parties, etc.), so New Years Eve 2014 was spent as a designated driver, human thunder shirt for our dog who is terrified by fireworks, and watching the non-HBO broadcast premiere of The Wire. Not a bad way to spend the evening, but still not optimal.<\/p>\n<p>With that being said, my goals for 2015 are mostly personal goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Begin therapy to conquer my social anxiety (or at least learn how to cope with it);<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a consistent exercise schedule and run a half marathon in May (and possibly another in September);<\/li>\n<li>Take positive steps toward becoming the best version of myself I can be;<\/li>\n<li>Spend more time with my husband and our family; and<\/li>\n<li>Travel to Europe with my husband, taking a proper vacation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for business goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete both books and have them published;<\/li>\n<li>Present and KILL IT at Learning Solutions 2015;<\/li>\n<li>Continue networking with colleagues I respect;<\/li>\n<li>Continue working\u00a0with clients I respect;<\/li>\n<li>Conduct various workshops at the university and encourage growth within our distance offerings;<\/li>\n<li>Overhaul my portfolio;<\/li>\n<li>Participate more actively in the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.articulate.com\/articles\/elearning-challenges\" target=\"_blank\">ELH Challenges<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Continue blogging regularly; and<\/li>\n<li>Begin authoring\u00a0my third book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year everyone! 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