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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alice G" data-source="post: 46740" data-attributes="member: 1160">Hello everyone,Firstly, before I discuss my personal goals, I wanted just to reflect and say thank you to everyone in the forum for all of your support over this year. It has been such a gift to continue working for TCLA with [USER=1]@Jaysen[/USER], [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER] and [USER=487]@Daniel Boden[/USER] and it is a lovely way to round off the year to be joined with three new incredible team members: [USER=5063]@Jacob Miller[/USER], [USER=1572]@Dheepa[/USER] and [USER=4043]@Naomi U[/USER]. I am very excited for what 2021 will bring.This year has been tough. For me, I think the most difficult has been only seeing my mum twice this year, we are incredibly close and she is a NHS worker and I am more proud of her today than I have ever been - which is saying something as she really is a super woman and my inspiration! But I am also grateful for this year for helping me to be more grateful for my life and everyone and everything in it. My partner and I welcomed our little puppy named Buddy home, back in October, and he is the most wonderful little dog we could have hoped for, we adore him so much and he brings so much light (and energy!) everyday.Things I am proud of from 2020:Firstly, managing to get through this difficult year - this is something we can all be proud of.Getting the call offering me my TC was a feeling I wish I could have bottled up and saved for days when I feel down - this is my proudest achievement and I cannot wait to get started! I feel so grateful that my first choice firm saw my potential and I couldn't be happier to be joining Freshfields.Managing the first half of the PGDL - it hasn't been easy and the course is tough and I just hope the work pays off!Doing the TCLA webinars - I have always been quite open about the challenge public speaking poses to me and whilst I always feel nervous, I am so proud that I can now speak to hundreds of people - something which was unthinkable just over a year ago. Thank you all for joining the webinars and for giving me the opportunity to do this too.I worked for a legaltech startup for the first 7 months of the year which gave me the most incredible opportunities and I learnt a great deal.In terms of my goals for 2021:Personal goals: I want to try to find new ways to help my rather overactive mind; to help me wind down and be peaceful. I tried a bit of yoga earlier in the year and meditating but I didn't stick with it as I was advised to. I hope to commit to doing some yoga and meditation a few nights a week in the evenings to help me to hopefully sleep better and feel more calm.I want to get out in nature more and really be present - taking Buddy on walks is my favourite so I hope this will be an easier goal to achieve!I also hope to continue training Buddy and spending quality time with my family.Professional goals:I hope to be able to pass my PGDL exams - it has been tough going back into education after 3 years out and I have been quite nervous about the exams so I just hope it all works out.Work on my natural propensity to be self deprecating and doubting myself. When I don't get something I do tend to just think i am not good enough, rather than saying to myself what I would to a friend: 'you just find this element of the course/this concept hard - that's all'. I want to start being a bit kinder to myself and speak to myself in a way I would to my friends and peers. I hope positive affirmations will help me achieve this!I am also going to try and set some boundaries, if I get a LinkedIn message late at night I often feel terrible for not responding instantly. In future as a lawyer, I will often need to be by my phone and responsive so I am trying to have these boundaries now and to lower my use of technology.</blockquote>

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