Look it's June 23! Our last article was published before the end of 2012. It took us almost six months to have this new post.
We just stopped-by to ask how you've been doing in the last six months of 2013. Have you started your semi-annual review already?
We all know that one year is too long to remember everything, to assess, re-plan and adjust. School years are divided into semesters, normally two, sometimes three. Businesses do their performance reporting quarterly. We, too, need to take some time off to review what we've done, where we are in our goals and what else needs to be done.
If you are employed, probably you are already familiar with a process called mid-year review. Most people are threatened just by the thought of it. But, you shouldn't be one of them. Mid-year reviews should be something that you should look forward to. Imagine, you have the opportunity to evaluate what you've done already and what needs to improve. You should not be like most people who thinks that mid-year review is the time to point out where other people came short of what's expected of them. It is not the time to point out what people missed, but a time to point out where improvements are necessary. It is one of those perfect moments to encourage people, including yourself, to keep doing the good things and to motivate them to push harder until their goals are reached.
We do mid-year reviews not just to know where we are, but to understand what else do we need to do to be where we want to be at the end of the year.
So, do yourself a favor. Take a short break from your busy schedule. Sit down, get a pen and a paper, or using your computer, write down your goals from the start of the year and have an honest assessment of where you are right now.
Whether you've been doing great or not, you should always make that honest evaluation of yourself. You can lie to others, but you cannot lie to yourself. So no cheating.
Do this so you can BE MORE and ACHIEVE MORE.
P.S. It will be wise if you will also ask opinions from people whom you trust and respect. If they know that you value their opinions and that you are taking these steps to improve yourself and your life, they will be happy to help.
We just stopped-by to ask how you've been doing in the last six months of 2013. Have you started your semi-annual review already?
We all know that one year is too long to remember everything, to assess, re-plan and adjust. School years are divided into semesters, normally two, sometimes three. Businesses do their performance reporting quarterly. We, too, need to take some time off to review what we've done, where we are in our goals and what else needs to be done.
If you are employed, probably you are already familiar with a process called mid-year review. Most people are threatened just by the thought of it. But, you shouldn't be one of them. Mid-year reviews should be something that you should look forward to. Imagine, you have the opportunity to evaluate what you've done already and what needs to improve. You should not be like most people who thinks that mid-year review is the time to point out where other people came short of what's expected of them. It is not the time to point out what people missed, but a time to point out where improvements are necessary. It is one of those perfect moments to encourage people, including yourself, to keep doing the good things and to motivate them to push harder until their goals are reached.
We do mid-year reviews not just to know where we are, but to understand what else do we need to do to be where we want to be at the end of the year.
So, do yourself a favor. Take a short break from your busy schedule. Sit down, get a pen and a paper, or using your computer, write down your goals from the start of the year and have an honest assessment of where you are right now.
Whether you've been doing great or not, you should always make that honest evaluation of yourself. You can lie to others, but you cannot lie to yourself. So no cheating.
Do this so you can BE MORE and ACHIEVE MORE.
P.S. It will be wise if you will also ask opinions from people whom you trust and respect. If they know that you value their opinions and that you are taking these steps to improve yourself and your life, they will be happy to help.
