The best annual review you’ve probably never had

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Think back for a moment on a past performance review.  You probably have a whole bunch of thoughts about the experience.

How the feedback was delivered…  Whether it was accurate or not… Whether anything was missing…  Go ahead take a moment and relive the story of your last review before reading further.

If you are like many of us, the story isn’t a great one.  

Too often, we leave our annual performance review meeting feeling disheartened, resentful, or just plain disappointed.  Some of us are just relieved that silly, obligatory conversation is over with. All the while we really wish vacation would just start already!   

While you’re taking some time off, I encourage you to carve out time for a different kind of annual review.  This may be a hard sell given most of our experiences with reviews but hear me out… 

When I think of an ideal performance review these qualities come to mind:  meaningful, accurate, objective, thorough, holistic, honest, actionable, motivating.  To me, that sounds like a pretty dreamy review. If such a thing existed, I’d have all this valuable wisdom, insight and information specific to ME! I’d have a custom-made plan to help ME grow, evolve, develop, and tap my untapped potential.  That would be GOLD. But that’s not what we get at work, is it?  

Honestly, I don’t even think it’s our job’s job to give that to us the perfect annual review.  It’s really our responsibility to do this for ourselves on a regular basis (Besides, we want to look at areas outside of our career anyway).  We don’t have to judge our boss for not giving us a good performance review experience again this year. We can give ourselves the EXACT kind of review we want to have.  

When was the last time you thought about key areas of your life – career, financial, health & wellness, relationships, dreams & desires for your future?   When have you last taken a good look at how you spend your time and if that’s getting you the results you want? When’s the last time you acknowledged your accomplishments, all things you’re proud of and grateful for in each of these areas?     

In exchange for taking the time to do this for yourself, you get the beginnings of a roadmap to making 2020 truly mind-blowing.  If you need a hand being the best self-reviewer you can be  I can definitely help, just click here to schedule a free, 30-minute discovery session.