Are there things in your life that undergo an annual review?
I was talking to a friend the other day (who also happens to be a nurse) and she was saying that just like we service our car every year (or more often if you drive a lot), we should be having a medical check up every year.
I tend to leave going to the doctors to when I’m sick (actually I have to be really sick most of the time!). But she convinced me that it’s really good practice, especially as we get older, to just undergo some health checks and balances every 12 months.
This got me thinking, what else should we be reviewing annually? So I now have a list…
1. Medical check up
2. Car service
3. Goals review – personal, career and business
4. Budget review – personal and business
5. Mortgage review
6. Supplier review – personal and business
7. Performance review of my team
8. Wardrobe review – throw or donate all that stuff that I don’t wear anymore
9. Spring clean – while I’m looking at my wardrobe, I’ll keep it going and get rid of everything that is clutter or no longer serving a purpose.
10. Holiday plans! (I just have to make sure there’s a bit of fun in there!!)
This reminded me that it’s really good practice to regularly review what’s going on personally and at work and home. This tends to eliminate the surprises we may encounter and hopefully allows us respond rather than react when something pops up.
Do you have an annual review list? Is anything missing from mine?
