Balancing Achievements and Experiences

In Conscious Growth Club, we’re going through our usual quarterly planning process now. This is a five-step process that we go through four times each year as we set goals for each new quarter. It starts by reviewing the previous quarter and seeing how we did, relative to the goals we set three months prior. One of my favorite parts of this process is reviewing the previous quarter and noting what actually got done. When I was younger, this type of review would often serve as a wake-up call regarding all the things I didn’t get done. These days it’s a nice way to remember the previous three months. In the past I focused more on achievements. Now I strive for better balance between achievements and experiences. Instead of just listing accomplishments when I begin this review process, I like to list experiences too. This helps me recall me how I actually spent my time and what value I gained from it. For instance, here are some items from my list for Q1 2020: Went to Panama with TLC, emcee’d the first day of TLC (went very well), and saw the Panama CanalHad to lock down and stay at home starting in March due to coronavirusBought a Nintendo Switch and finished Zelda: Link’s Awakening with RachelleJoined the Ignite Video Challenge and created and shared 17 videos for itWatched the first season of Star Trek: PicardDid my first YouTube live premiere (for the Stature launch video)Continued guitar lessons and started learning “Personal Jesus” by ...
Source: Steve Pavlina's Personal Development Blog - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Lifestyle Productivity Source Type: blogs