On the way back I started writing on my (paper-based) molenskine notebook a bunch of ideas/concepts/plans (which should appear in future blog posts)
One of the things I wrote down was this (unedited and not-in-specific order) 2013 wish list and objectives:
- not travel (as much as I did in 2005 till 2010)
- continue to be able to get into ‘high focus/development/productive zones’
- improve O2 Platform, continue its innovation path and make it easier to use, more powerful and effective
- make TeamMentor a success (from a product,workflow, and sales point of view)
- find ways to work with security tool vendors in making their products/services ‘work’ for real-world applications and in connecting integrating them (IBM, HP, Veracode, Checkmarx, VulnFix, Anti-Virus, Insurance companies, etc…)
- find ways to effectively run distributed dev teams
- learn how to draw (maybe creating cartoons with AppSec scenarios)
- fail more
- blog more (maybe of different blogs)
- write book reviews
- learn new programming languages
- continue to document my ideas for WebAppSec and OWASP (and trying to point OWASP into a better direction)
- clean my inbox (namely getting to the point where I don’t have any unread messages)
- keeping fit, by playing more/better 5-a-side football (maybe restarting playing tennis)
- sort out my financial problems and debt
- increase my income
- fully pay my Tax bills and Bank Overdraft
- continue to walk barefoot
- try to run most days (try new barefoot shoes)
- take more care of my feet
- take time to re-read the notes created over the past years (spread over multiple notebooks)
- continue reading books and learning
