In the hullabaloo of the holiday season, be sure to carve out some time to reflect on this past year, and set goals for the year ahead. These tips will help you re-energize and refocus for a successful start to 2015.
Get started by following these 5 tips:
| 1. | Celebrate success. Reflect back on all that you have accomplished and celebrate it. Take 10 to 15 minutes and make a list, or a mental inventory of your achievements, big and small. When you look back, you\’ll be amazed at how much you got done. |
| 2. | Build off a baseline. Use your accomplishments as a springboard for goal setting. For example, if you finally organized your database this year, then schedule automated marketing to your network next year. |
| 3. | Ask for advice. In business, getting feedback is a valuable tool for identifying professional growth areas. Reach out to clients, peers and local leadership who know you and your work. Ask for advice on ways you could improve. |
| 4. | Find a peer benchmark. Know a colleague who performs a task exceptionally well? Learn more about what strategies and tools he or she uses, and see if you can apply the same to your work processes. |
| 5. | Broadcast your goals. When you establish goals, share them with your colleagues. Then, invite them to check in with you periodically and hold you accountable for taking steps to achieve those goals. |
Here’s to a prosperous New Year!
Source: ASCD Inservice and Vantage Production, LLC