2020 Performance Self-Assessment
/One of the exercises I do on an annual basis (and also on a monthly basis) is self-critical assessment of my performance during the year.
I sit down for an hour in a quiet place so think about what I did right, what I did wrong, and what I could have done better during the previous year.
I take note of “low scores”, and make plans to address those in the following year.
When I’m going my year-end assessment, I look at 7 specific areas of my life, and how I performed in each:
Health
Fitness
Personal / Family Relationships
Social Relationships
Income Generation
Personal Finance
Self-development / Growth
For each of those categories, I score myself based on the response for a serious of pertinent questions, with the answers being a score on a scale of 1-10.
1. Health
Did I practice good sleep hygiene? 7
Did I practice good stress management? 4
Was my blood glucose level under control? 9
Was my blood pressure under control? 5
What did my overall blood work look like? 8
How was my annual medical checkup? 8
Was I on top of my nutrition / diet? 8
Was I on to of my supplementation? 9
Overall level vs. 2019: higher
2. Fitness
Overall strength? 7
Speed? 7
Endurance? 8
Mobility? 7
Skill? 8
Overall level vs. 2019: higher
3. Personal / Family Relationships
Did I dedicate enough time and attention to close family? 7
Did I prioritize the needs of others over mine? 8
Did I provide financial support where needed? 9
Did I provide moral support where needed? 8
Did I provide safety & security where needed? 8
Was I there when called upon? 8
Overall level vs. 2019: higher
4. Social Relationships
Did I dedicate enough time and attention to close friends? 6
Did I demonstrate to close friends their value? 7
Did I help when called upon? 7
Overall level vs. 2019: higher
5. Income Generation
Was I able to maintain stable income? 7
Was I able to create new sources of income? 4
Do I have clear plans on creating sources of income? 6
Overall level vs. 2019: lower
6. Personal Finance
How was my level of saving? 6
Did I control unnecessary spending? 8
Did I manage my investments properly? 8
Overall level vs. 2019: higher
7. Self-development?
Number of books read? 6
Number of research papers read? 8
New skills acquired? 6
Overall level vs. 2019: higher
2020 was a very challenging year for me personally.
While most of the challenges were external and outside my control, this exercise in self-assessment made me realize that I have underperformed in most areas I consider important.
I learned many valuable lessons from 2020 (I wrote about them here), and I can hopefully put those lessons to use to do a better job and improve my scores in 2021.
The one thing I need to do diligently in 2021 is to spend the time to assess my performance on a weekly basis, and develop plans to keep improving my scores every single week.
It’s much easier to develop and implement small weekly steps in the right direction than to try to make big large changes which require extensive discipline, resources and luck.
Good luck to everyone in 2021.
