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2024 Taught Me This

Quarterly Lessons That Shaped the Year

Renee Ismail
5 min readDec 27, 2024
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Every year, I do a wrap-up. 2024 is no different, but this time I’m changing things up.

Instead of the usual yearly review, I’m breaking down my lessons by quarter.

Each quarter has its own story, and I’m here to share mine — straight up.

Quarter 1 (January — March)

At the start of the year, I crushed my biggest fear: public speaking.

Liyana and I signed up for Jit Puru’s speaker readiness programme to level up our confidence. We were done letting stage fright hold us back.

Here’s a quick peek into what happened:

I was then honoured to be one of the speakers for ReSkills, after sharing my journey of becoming a public speaker on my social media.

I am forever grateful to Amsyar whom I met in 2023 during TFA’s summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He approached me and wanted me to speak about freelancing and business.

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Renee Ismail
Renee Ismail

Written by Renee Ismail

I share my 40s journey, managing caregiving, business, and offering YouTube insights for entrepreneurs. https://reneeismail.com

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