Every year – at the end of a year and start of a new year – I make it a point to outline all of my accomplishments. This is in no way meant to be a brag, rub in someones face or show-off about. This is about taking a moment to think back on every effort I’ve put forth and what that resulted in – big or small. And to make it fun, I try to line up the number of accomplishments with the significance of that year. So, this year it’s 21 accomplishments in 2021, but in 2018 it was 30 accomplishments by my 30th birthday – see what I did there?! And yes, I just gave up my age, but you all knew that already, right?! (Re: most Googled question about me “Priyanka Naik Age“)

The funny thing about these blog posts that I write yearly for the past 3-4 years, is apparently they offend some people. And I had no idea they do until someone brought it to my attention (they will be left unnamed). And I thought “why?” Why would someone’s accomplishments offend someone ELSE? And then it occurred to me that whomever those people are, are taking things personally and/or projecting their own insecurities. This yearly post is solely about me – not in the selfish “Oh, look at me!” way – but in a way that pushes me to reflect back on things that I’ve done, when normally I may not do that. And the WHOLE point of this blog post is to not only drive me to keep going, but to inspire others that taking time to reflect on and write down accomplishments is extremely therapeutic and helps one feel whole, purposeful and accomplished. And no one can take that away from you. Additionally, no one should be offended (unless I am doing something outright offensive, LOL).

So! Below are 21 things I accomplished in 2021 – some are huge (for me) and some may not be perceived as huge to others, but are for me.

21 things I accomplished on 2021: 

1. Cookbook Shoot: Shot my first cookbook with a badass nearly all women, all POC team 

2. Published my first book – The Modern Tiffin – via one of the Big 5 Publishers in the world Simon & Schuster 

3. I was on The Kelly Clarkson Show for the first time and cooked alongside Kelly and Sara Gilbert!

4. Cooked in front of a LIVE studio audience for the first time & it was incredibly energizing!

5. TODAY Show – I was on the TODAY Show for the second time – live cooking a recipe from my book!

6. I received my first promotion at Twitter right before my 3 year anniversary of working there! #LoveWhereYouWork

7. Sold my first Manhattan, NY condo after 6+ years of owning it (almost near the finish line!).

8. PURCHASED aka CLOSED on my brand new Manhattan, NY home aka DREAM home!!! More to come soon. Wish me luck in the meantime!

9. Hosted my first book launch party!

10. Had my first ever in person book signings at Indie & Major bookstores.

11. Had my first ever live cooking demo in front of a live audience at The Market Line in LES, Manhattan NY!

12. Recipient of the Boston University Young Alumni Award for 2021 – only 1 recipient out of 350,000 BU alumni!

13. Had my two first “viral” TikTok’s with nearly 1 million views each!

14. Worked with 23 new brands Including Spotify, The Home Depot, Luminess Makeup, Territory Foods, Case Sapphire, Nestlé, Pangaia and more! 

15. Hosted my first non-NYC popup in Miami at Diya Miami Beach & made 3 original dishes from The Modern Tiffin! 

16. Developed dozens of new recipes – I can’t even count how many recipes I’ve created, but it’s probably in the 50s!!!

17. Reached and surpassed 100,000 followers on Instagram!

18. Got verified on Instagram – blue check, yes!!

19. Debut show on Pinterest – Eco Vegan. That’s right! Pinterest chose me as a debut chef to launch an original series – Eco Vegan – I aired 12 episodes!

20. Have my own Google page (finally!)

21. Last and best one – made dozens of new friends across the country and world! And I think this is the best part of being a creator across social media.