Forget New Year resolutions, Hike CEO Kavin Mittal suggests a calendar reset every quarter

Resetting the clock every quarter is a mantra that entrepreneur Kavin Mittal seems to follows when it comes to setting personal and business goals for himself.

Not big on setting New Year’s resolutions, the Hike CEO prefers to do a calendar reset instead at the start of every quarter. He recently took to Twitter to share why this is such a powerful practice for him. “Gives you back so much time and forces you to be thoughtful about priorities for the quarter,” he wrote.



Having spent some time in the wilderness recently, reflecting on these priorities, Mittal shared with followers some of the insights he gleaned:

1. Don’t be distracted by the small things – “Spending time in the wilderness, one’s reminded of how tiny we really are,” he tweeted. “All our problems, all our differences become so irrelevant and small. We obsess about things that we don’t need and chase after goals that we invent, often such a big distraction.”

2. Be selective about your focus – “In (a) world of so many possibilities, the key is to focus on a few things with the right probabilities. That’s half the battle won.”

3. Strive to be better every day – “I’m not big on new year resolutions but I live by one single principle – to be better every single day. So in 2020, if I had a resolution it would be to be better than the person I was in 2019– mentally, physically & spiritually. ”