I’m doing my annual self-evaluation for work today and it got me thinking about doing an overall self-evaluation.
So, here it is. My self-evaluation for life.
Over the past year, I have continued to grow and learn as a human being while consistently delivering and executing on the tasks – both large and small – that have been assigned to me. I have been the go-to guy when it comes to cleaning the cats’ litter box and successfully taken out the garbage week after week, sometimes even in the rain.
My biggest achievement this past year was, together with my wife, purchasing a house in October. True – we had first undertaken this difficult task in the beginning of last year, but our final selection was a choice that to make both financial and emotional sense. While I admit that we suffered a setback with the short sale earlier in the year, we could not be happier with the end result.
Likewise, in these harder financial times and especially with the added pressure of a mortgage, I have had to keep a firm eye on our bottom line. As acting CFO of this household, I can confidently say that even with our property purchase, we still managed to make a small profit. Our targets for next year may not be as aggressive, but I feel confident that we will continue to meet and even exceed our expectations in the years to come.
There is, as always, room for improvement. I need to be a better listener, in two ways. Sometimes, I can be so focused on certain tasks or activities that I tune other people out or only half-hear what they are saying. I instead need to learn to actively multi-task or turn my undivided attention away from my current task (which can usually wait) and to the person speaking. In addition, I need to actually act on certain requirements that would make our household cleaner and better overall.
Not tossing clothing on the floor, helping to clean up food and dishes, and clearly stating when I will be playing video games are all things that I intend to improve in the upcoming year. Despite these small flaws, I believe that I continue to be a valuable asset and would love the time and patience to emerge as a future leader of this household.