During some work weeks you excel and your enthusiasm stimulates your performance and adds energy to work. Your mastery is reflected in the perfection of all your important meetings and presentations. You feel that nothing and no one could stop you in your enthusiasm and achievements. But then there are weeks when frankly you hate your job or the projects you are working on.
Try to think like a top athlete whose performance depends on his ability to a set and keep a schedule, and analysing his previous performance. Taking time to analyse past experiences and situations because it will help you realize the potential areas for improvement.
It does not matter whether you are having a good or a bad week, try spending 15 minutes a week answering these questions prepared by The Daily Muse website. You can then advance your career or your entrepreneurial vision and spirit further.
1. What activity of the whole week was the most fun?
2. How many such fun working moments did you experienced?
3. Were you frustrated?
4. How would you define your contribution to your team, customers and other people with whom you have been in contact with?
5. Does your impact on others meet your expectations?
6. If not, what could help you improve it?
7. Have you faced any challenges this week?
8. What has been the most interesting or the biggest challenge?
9. Which activity was boring?
10. Did you have some internal doubts?
11. How confidence did you feel?
12. Did you believe in what you achieved at work?
13. In what were you most successful?
14. What was most distracting?
15. How can you prevent improvement in the future?
The business coach Laura Garnett recommends to practice this mental exercise at the end of each week. Even doing it monthly can have a strong impact and help you understand the causes of failures as well as successes, thus preparing you for the next season.
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