Dear, 2021

2020 was full of big ups and downs, but What was considered the worst year for many was actually my best year. For one, at the start of the year covid came and moved all classes online. As a college student this was very beneficial for me because now, I didn’t have to wake up early in the morning to travel to school. Now that I didn’t have to attend school, I had free time to invest into the things that I’m truly passionate about. At the time, I was getting into investing, e-commerce, and online advertising. Throughout 2020 I’ve developed my skills in these areas but in 2021 I look to sharpen those skills while improving my knowledge in different areas.

Part of reason why 2020 was one of my best years was because of the financial success that I saw this year. My success came from the stock market. In March when quarantine was in full effect I decided to start investing in the stock market. My goal was to grow the little cash I had since I wasn’t working are able to go outside and feel comfortable. Well, that was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I was experiencing the stock market for the first time and going through the ups and downs almost made me quit, but I kept it pushing. That’s why one of my biggest goals for 2021 is to grow my stock portfolio to 7% annual returns. Through all the tragedy of this year I was able to get an annual return of 2.89%. This is not bad for only my first 6 months of trading but I believe can do way better. Improving my portfolio will also set me for long term success and make me overall more profitable. I expect to bring up my yearly returns by staying up to date with what’s happening in the market and finding ways to take advantage of opportunities. This well involve me reading lots of news and keeping up with the latest updates. This will be tough but not too much for me.

Being that I found great success in the stock market in 2020, My first thoughts were to develop my business. I am an entrepreneur and when I was going to school all the time I didn’t have time to focus on my business and developing it. During quarantine I was finally able to work on my business and brand finding ways to improve them. While I did start working on my business there is much to be done in 2021. First of, I have to get my logo worked on to make sure that it looks and feel professional. Second, I have to finish up my website for the brand so I can start gaining an audience. Good news is I have all the components of the site done and only have to add the brand colors. The bad news is that since a professional didn’t touch up my logo yet, I’ll have to wait until someone has in order to complete the site. These are very simple to do and I see myself getting this completed before February.

The last major goal I have for 2021 is to restart my YouTube career. YouTube is a very powerful platform and I’ve been in and out of making videos for the past six years. I never really saw any success on YouTube because I couldn’t be consistent but, all of that changes this year. In January I plan to buy a new camera and starting YouTube all over again. I want to start making IRL videos that me and my friends could enjoy making. I planned basketball videos, life hack videos, pranks, and a lot of other videos ideas. The goal is to stay consistent with uploading weekly. Posting one video a week shouldn’t be too hard and the experience won’t feel like a job schedule. I well also have the help of my friends for this one making this goal high reachable.

With 2020 coming to an end these are my goals for 2021. In 2021, I want to grow my stocks portfolio annual returns from 2.89% to 7% by getting more information on the market and acquiring better trades. I want to launch my brand website which I’ve been working on to start building an audience. My third goal is to start being consistent on YouTube uploading weekly content. These goals are fairly simple and shouldnt be too hard to accomplish. 2020 thought me a lot but the main thing that stuck with me is nothing while get done unless you get it done. So, I am looking forward to grinding in 2021 for the things that I want.