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Quarterly Review of New Years Resolutions

 

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Quarterly Review of New Years Resolutions

Conventional wisdom is that New Year's resolutions typically fail 😃. As the calendar flips to the start of a new quarter, it is part of my tradition to reflect on the just concluded quarter and set sights on a better, brighter progress to achieving my yearly resolutions. 

This habit has become an annual ritual. In this article, I will share how I do my quarterly reviews. 
First, some quick facts: 
  • 38% of people make New Year's resolutions each year, but only 9% of people stick to them all year long.

  • 80% of New Year's resolutions are forgotten by February, while 46% of adults still stick to their resolutions after 6 months.

  • Improving their fitness (39%) and diet (33%) are the most common New Year's resolutions.

  • Friday is a popular day for goal-setters to drop their resolutions 😂😂aah I wonder..
                      more on the stats check out this link

The structure of my quarterly reviews is as follows (a concept I picked from Sahil Boom):
  1. Reflect
  2. Assess
  3. Adjust
I reflect, assess and adjust on 2 major facets of my life, these are:

a. Personal.

Here I reflect on my health, relationships, finances and general personal well-being.
My overall goal is to maintain a healthy BMI, consistently work out, eat well, be a better partner and ensure I create enough time for my hobbies (including writing this blog)

On finances, I ensure I am right on track to achieve my emergency fund target, I also adjust my savings from time to time guided by several factors. I might increase my shopping budget because inflation is serious buana. Vitu za thao you don't even need a carrier kwa bag, zinatoshea kwa mfuko😂😂

tip: I escalate my savings yearly by the previous year's inflation rate to maintain my purchasing power in future years.

b. Professional

Everything work-related. I cover my career goals and upskilling goals.

For the review, I ask the following questions. I will not deep dive, this was more to just provide you with a template you can use.

1. Reflect

  • What created energy this quarter? - What activities, people or projects consistently gave energy?
  • What drained energy this quarter? Basically who/what were the boat anchors in my life i.e. anyone/anything that held you back from your potential.
  • What did I learn this quarter? - 'When you stop learning, you start dying' - Albert Einstein
  • What were my greatest hits and worst misses this quarter?

2. Assess

  • What is my most important thing right now?
  • Are my current systems and habits aligned with my most important things?
  • What is creating a drag on my progress right now?

3. Adjust

  • What are the energy-creating activities I need to spend time on?
  • What energy-draining activities do I need to delegate, delete or minimize?
  • Am I dedicating the necessary energy to my most important thing?
  • What changes need to be made to my current systems or habits to more appropriately align with my medium-term and long-term goals?
  • What do I need to eliminate from my life to reduce drag and accelerate my progress?

I hope that helps. Happy Easter! 

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