Towards the end of July, most school children in UK received their end of year report card. Remember those days? Well, being on the flip side, I didn’t personally feel the joy or worry that comes with this kind of assessment – BUT it did inspire me to think about how I would be assessed against my targets for 2014 at this stage. Seeing as I love a good audit (as anyone who’s read Happily Ever After for Grown-Ups will know) – it became a prompt for me to imagine my end of term report… and it was a great exercise. In summary, it was a little bit like this: Goal (NB: Phrased here in a very general way – don’t worry…I have these in a more specific, measurable way!) Assessment Grade Effort Grade (where 1 is excellent and 4 leaves much to be desired!) Career development B- 2 Health & Fitness aspirations C+ 2 / 3 Focus on family and friends B 2 Adventure / fun B 2 Gratitude B+ 1 To have a fair idea, you first need to know what your targets are – and it’s most likely that these will involve recognition / clarity about your New Year’s Resolutions…and if you weren’t clear then, why don’t you get clear now. What might yours be like? Looking (way back) towards my school days, I had to really work hard to achieve the A grades I wanted and these days it’s no different. Not only can it be difficult but is also a strategic approach needed in going for your goals… but when you really want something –...
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