One of My Favorite Calls of the Year

A good friend of mine, and I have adopted a tradition where we schedule a "year in review" call. It happens at the beginning of January each year. The whole point of the call is to discuss what transpired in both of our lives the year before, and what we want to achieve in the upcoming year. Let me back track though. 

The idea started to percolate during the last quarter of 2012. Our lives were going through some pretty dramatic changes so we were checking in with each other every 2-3 weeks. At one point, my friend offered up the idea to schedule a call at the beginning of 2013 to see where we were at to take an assessment of things. When January 2013 came around, we hopped on the phone and summarized what took place from 9/12-12/12. We chatted about the direction we wanted our lives to go in, and made some goals for 2013. As the year went by, we touched base throughout the year to catch up on the phone - I would say once every 2-3 months. We spoke about our celebratory moments, the challenges we came across, the miraculous things that happened, etc., and we would make notes and save them. Come January 2014, we looked back at 2013 and were pretty amazed at what transpired. Things really changed for the both of us in 2013 in comparison to the last quarter of 2012.

It's been a great reflection tool. Too often, we get so caught up in the busyness of life and it just passes us by. This call really helps shed light on the things you're accomplishing, what areas you're struggling in, how you can better yourself, and allows you to give yourself a pat on the back for the breakthroughs and wins you made during the year. 

I highly recommend finding a close friend who is very supportive, honest, and can view your situations from non-judgmental eyes to do this call with. It works really well this way. Beware of the fun and interesting progress you're going to notice you make. It’s neat to see how things unfold. Also, it's incredibly helpful to schedule the day/time of the call in advance so it's already set on both of your calendars. Drop me a line and let me know how it goes in January!

Have a great week!
M.D.