MY 2022 RESOLUTION

I think 2021 is a very colorful year. I learn from various emotions as a result of the
activities that I go through, such as sad, angry, happy, anxious, proud, and so on. The things
I've been through during 2021 taught me that I'm very lucky to still be able to taste the bitters
and sweets of life. But, on the other hand, I don't want to repeat all my mistakes and
sadness in 2021. I want to welcome 2022 with spirit to face the adventures and
opportunities that are ready to await me ahead. Therefore, I have prepared resolutions for
next year so that I can become a “new brand of me” in mind and heart.

I will separate my resolution into two parts. The first is for changes to my character
and the way I approach this life. In 2021, I feel that everything I got is just the result of what I
did. In fact, I often judge myself and the situation for something that does not match my
expectations. I don't completely entrust the results to God. This makes me often feel
insecure when I fail.. That's why I don't want things like this to return to my new self in 2022.
2 weeks ago I realized that whatever I do I not only have to entrust the results to God, but I
also have to believe that the process I'm doing is because of the power and will of God. Not
purely the result of myself. In the coming year, I will be a person who is more genuine but
still firm in doing something. That way, I will continue to go through the process of self-
discovery sincerely, patiently, but still continue to sharpen my abilities to be better than I was
before.

Secondly is about my college journey and my process in achieving my dreams. At

this point I want to focus on sharpening skills that will be very useful for me to apply in the
workplace after I graduate. To sharpen my knowledge and analytical skills on the economy, I
want to participate in and win many paper, essay, and business plan competitions in the
future. These competitions will require me to read more and open my mind to economic
issues and the way to solve it. Besides that, I also want to participate in many national level
debate competitions. The debate competition not only required me to be more critical but
also sharpen my skills in public speaking and bring my ideas into my arguments. I dedicate
this target to myself so that I can apply the knowledge I have learned through the
competitions that I participate in. I also want to prove to my family, especially my parents,
that their struggle to educate me was not in vain.

In addition, I also have a target to achieve a TOEFL score of 600 at the end of
semester 4 of college, or in the middle of 2022. Because I think that English language skills
can open up opportunities for knowledge in various parts of the world. With English, my
opportunities to continue my education abroad have increased. This target is also a proof for
my past self that I am able to communicate well in English.

In order to sharpen my analytical skills on economic data and issues, I set a third
target. By the end of 2022 I will be skillful in operating an application to process data, namely
STATA. With STATA, I want to process more data that presents the economic facts. This
analytical skill is needed when I will do research as an economist. I think this target is
important to require me to be more serious and focus on my goals later.I will reach my
targets with all the hard work and by learning from the lectures. Also I try my best to learn it
by reading a book or joining a webinar and workshop.