End of Year Review
Whether you have your own business or not, take time to evaluate what worked and what didn’t work for you in the past year. This includes your professional career successes (and not-so-successful-ventures) along with your achievements in education, relationships, personal growth, health, and finances. If you are an entrepreneur, this is especially important. It’s easy to get so busy working IN your business and with clients that we forget to work ON our business and on ourselves.
In the past, I’ve set goals and made decisions at the end of each year but never did a formal review for myself. Today and tomorrow, I am working through my first official annual review.
Some of the accomplishments I am most proud of include launching Planner’s Lounge, teaching a class on how to become a wedding planner, producing two particularly amazing weddings, growing StudioWed Denver for the second year, growing my wedding planning team, and reading eight business books based on what I needed to learn most. (see our business book recommendations on our wedding planner tools and resources page)
What are the best decisions you made this year? What are three things you need to do less of next year?
You can download the Planner’s Lounge FREE Annual Review and Planning Guide to work through your own annual review. When my review is done, I am going to post it next to my desk and share it with my team. I invite you to share your review with your business partner, team, and your wedding business coach.
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Good idea! I am going to try and do it, too. A little anxious, but I hope it will help me get my head clear for next year!
Thanks for the comment Lola. You are going to have a great 2012!
This is a great idea! I’m on it!
Thanks Amber! We can share ours next week.