At my job last week I was asked to do my own End of Year Review. As in evaluate myself. At first I was a little taken aback thinking my boss just refuses to do any work, but then I thought what a wonderful way to make sure that none of my shinning moments were forgotten, overlooked, or credited to anyone else. Besides, I am still the newest employee so I felt and feel like I had to prove myself.
As I worked on my review, reading questions about my creativity and initiative throughout the year- I couldn’t help but to self reflect. Did I really always do my best? Was I always compliant with the company rules? Did I come to work with an attitude when my personal life was less than stellar?
As I answered the questions accordingly, careful to still shine through the paper- I thought we should review ourselves in general at the end of the year.
Why not consider your relationships or your roles and be constructive. For instance, was I a good daughter this year? How many times did I see my moms face this year? Did I chat with her enough?
Was I a good friend? Did I listen to his/her concerns or did I take over with my own feedback and personal stories?
Was I good girlfriend? Did I make sure he knew he was loved no matter what each day?
Not bad, huh?… We are usually so busy pointing our fingers at other people, that we seldom look at ourselves. I am sort of a know it all, and I wonder how many times that didn’t go over well with people I encountered.
We often feel that there is no room for improvement, being overly confident in our actions and words. But the people around us and with us could feel different. Its not an easy process, but I think its an important one. Someone told me the other day that self reflection was difficult.
Consider it, it could save or repair any relationships you have, or it could be what you need to cut the fat from your life.
Wow. This is put together extremely well. Gave me a lot to put into prospective.