Take Time To Review
Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what is good.
Plato
Friday night, my DIBs (Dudes In the Basement) men’s group got together for an evening of pizza and conversation. After an extremely busy week at work, this time together was a welcome respite. DIBs started a little over four years ago, and we committed to meeting together for twenty years. Each year at the beginning of a new year, we take time to chose a word to mark our year ahead. (This year, my word was “Long-Term”.)
As we were sitting around talking, one of the guys (thanks Matt!) suggested we take time to review around words for the past year. It was a fantastic opportunity to review and reflect on our words and how they played out throughout the year.
I shared about our long-term planning related to Guatemala. I shared about our transition to the empty nest (which has gone well thanks to our long-term investment in our marriage). I shared about working towards building my department at Siemens for the long-term through key hiring decisions and strategic organizational structure adjustments. I shared about the “Year of Discipleship” with Isaac and our “Father-Son Rite of Passage Trip” (with Family Lines) to the Cascade Mountains in June.
As we rapidly move towards the close of 2018, I encourage you to take time to review your year. What went well? What didn’t go so well? What did you learn in 2018? What changes do you want to make in 2019?
Take time to write down what you’ve observed through your review. I’d also encourage you to plug into community by sharing with someone else something you learned as a result of your review. Start by sharing in the comments below.