The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Evaluating 2008

It’s that time of year when a laundry list of goals and resolutions are made.  We have high hopes of changing ourselves, taking our business to the next level, conquering the world and saving the planet.  As you start define your goals for the coming year, have you taken the time to review those set for 2008?  Are your goals repetitive year after year?   Are you reaching the desired outcome?

In order to set achievable goals for 2009, evaluating those that were set for 2008 is a necessity.  Taking an honest look at the accomplishments and failures is not always easy but much can be learned.

Reviewing the goals that were set for 2008 and evaluating the outcome provides valuable information as you plan for the coming year.  The following questions will help you to explore your goals and achievements.

9 Questions - Reviewing Annual Goals

•    Did you review your goals regularly throughout the year?

•    Did you plan steps to take in order to achieve your goals?

•    Where your goals measurable – could you clearly define when the outcome was reached?

•    Did you accomplish each goal set?

•    Was the result what you envisioned?

•    What role did you have in the outcome of each goal?

•    If a goal was not accomplished, was the contributing factor within your control?

•    If you had to define the same goal would you expect the same results?

•    How would you approach an unachieved goal differently?

The Point

By evaluating The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, we set-up ourselves up to achieve more and obtain a more rewarding outcome.  We not only learn from our successes and our achievements, we learn from our failures.  Reviewing the year at the close provides an honest overview and the necessary information to be more successful in the coming year.

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