2012: A Year in Review

16..15..14..13..12..11..10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1......2013.  I was having lunch with a couple of colleagues and we were discussing what we would like in 2013. It was a deep and gratifying conversation but we also made a promise that in January we would have lunch again after we had reviewed 2012.  You can not move forward until you know where you are or from whence you have came.  So my request of you is to review 2012 before December 31st and take stock of what you accomplished, what you are grateful for and what did not happen that you wanted to happen.  So that you can establish goals for 2013 from a place of clarity.

This is not a new idea because a couple of days later as I was listening to my audio from the January issue of Success magazine Darren Hardy talked about the same thing.  This was confirmation to me that I have to take inventory so that I can experience the Best Year Yet.  I looked up the definition of review and this is what I found.  Review (noun): A formal assessment or examination of something.  (verb) examine or assess (something) with the possibility or intention of instituting change if necessary.

So to put action to review is to look at the verb meaning. It is about being intentional about what you want to accomplish or change. I have a couple of goals that have been on my list for many years that I have not accomplished. If I am completely honest with myself, I have not been intention about achieving the goals. So my plan is to identify three major goals that I will be intentional about achieving in 2013.

Assignment:  Set aside some time before the end of 2012 and review the past year.  Take 30 second and write down three goals you would like to accomplish in 2013.  Then write down steps you can take on a daily basis to accomplish those goals.

I will be your accountability partner and accomplish our goals.  Let me know the three major goals.