End Of The Year Review

Review is an annual tradition with me. I always try to sit down towards the end of the year and look back at the previous years highs and lows. I also start to think about goals for the upcoming year. I find that this is a very good way to keep myself on track and to see how far I have come and what I have learned in the past year. Some of it is about my career, some of it is about my passions, and some of it is my personal development.

I believe that the best way to measure yourself is to stop and see what direction you are heading and how you are following your plan. It is always interesting to see what you have learned and sometimes it is disappointing to find that you have not reached your goals. Sometimes it is a reassessment of your goals. Things that may have seemed important may have become less important as new pursuits have taken there place.

In any event I think it is important to decided what you want to do in the next year and set short term goals to help you reach your long term goal. Sort of like mapping out a trip. It is easy to get lost if you do not have a road map to help you along the way. By setting up so short term goals you can help keep youself on track.

This may not be for everyone but I find that it is very rewarding to see that I have accomplished what I set out to do at the beginning of the year and helps to motivate me to try more the next year.

I also like to start planning for next years gardens and project so that I have plenty of time to get them all worked out before the rush of a new season begins. Cold winter days were meant to peruse the nursery catalogs.