The year is gradually slipping away. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on any achievements from the past months and assess our progress.
I believe this is one of the most effective ways to make wise assessments of ourselves. What progress have you made so far toward your current period’s goals?
Some time ago, I believed making resolutions was a complete waste of time. Believe me, I was absolutely wrong and now truly regret that mindset.
Now for the past few years, I have made it a point to always make resolutions at the beginning of every year. This has become a cardinal part of my life.
To achieve your intended purpose in life, you must train yourself accordingly. Resolutions are essentially intentions integrated into plans, and planning is a crucial element in fulfilling your life’s goals.
I encourage you to make reasonable and attainable resolutions for yourself. Challenge yourself a bit but don’t make impossible goals.
Make goals that are achievable and measurable. This will give control and help monitor your progress.
Monitoring Your Progress
First things first you will need to have a clearly defined and definite purpose for your life written down. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
There is something truly powerful about putting our life’s purpose and goals into writing.
The yardstick to achieving your desired purpose in life is to give yourself yearly targets (resolutions) broken down into quarterly, monthly, or and weekly targets.
This will help you review them regularly. I believe that planning is essential to achieving your goals, and plans can be reviewed, adjusted, and refined as needed. Don’t hesitate to modify one or two of your benchmarks.
Taking Stock
That is exactly how we are. To evaluate your achievements, you need to set targets that are both attainable and measurable.
Review your targets for specific details. For example, if your goal for the year was to read 36 books, have you reached this milestone? If not, how far are you from achieving it? What obstacles are preventing you from staying on track?
Record your results by writing down your answers to each goal you set. Be honest with yourself and assign a score from 1 to 10, where 1 indicates poor performance and 10 represents excellent achievement.
Evaluate your results honestly, providing constructive feedback on each answer. Be sure to highlight both strengths and areas for improvement. Remember, it’s important to acknowledge all your abilities, including those that may need further development.
Make an analysis of your results especially how you can improve on the below-average scores. If need be, change your approach in the coming year or period.
Remember to always write down what you intend to improve on.
Give your previous year’s resolutions to someone who knows you better for an independent assessment. This must be someone you trust and know that they will be very honest and open with you.
I strongly recommend approaching their opinion with caution. Ultimately, you are the best judge of yourself.
Also, pay attention to the areas where you scored highly. I believe there is always room for growth. Use these strengths to build a solid foundation as you work toward fulfilling your true purpose in life.
Give yourself a pat on the back for the achievements good or bad. At least you have started moving somewhere and please never give up.
The start is always the biggest hurdle. Keep pushing yourself and the results will eventually come.
Next Period’s Resolutions
Why set resolutions for the upcoming period? For me, they serve as a guide to plan and take meaningful steps toward fulfilling my life’s defined purpose.
The resolutions will act as a meter or gauge I can use towards the attainment of my life’s intended purpose. They act like directional compass for my life.
After analysing and summing up last year’s achievements set out and plan for the year or the coming period. Write down specific targets with a specified time frame.
Remember to incorporate last year’s failed targets into the current ones. This will help to make you work even harder as you will now be carrying a backlog.
Assess your skills and challenge your strongest abilities even further to strengthen and build upon them. Don’t develop a comfortable mentality. Always look for ways to improve on them.
Be very realistic to give yourself attainable targets as this will keep you confident and motivated every time you achieve them. Break down your yearly targets say to quarterly, monthly etc, and ensure that you set periodical reviews.
If you feel you need to adjust please do not hesitate to do so keep in mind that you are not competing with anyone. You are only pushing yourself to achieve your intended defined purpose in life.
After putting down your plans for the year, set out and commit them to God’s hands for direction. God will surely come through for you if you call on him. He is a faithful God.
Conclusion
In your endeavors of fulfilling your purpose always put your creator first, he has the blueprint of your existence.
Persistence and patience must be your driving forces in achieving your life’s purpose. Most importantly, HAVE FAITH IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING. Good luck. Always remember to “stand out and be counted” in everything you do.