The Power of a Personal Weekly, Monthly and Annual Review
The Teaching Space - A podcast by Martine Ellis

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- Notion has enabled me to conduct a yearly and monthly review consistently for the first time ever. I am also refining my weekly review process. This is the first time I have managed this behaviour consistently, and it is game changing. This is a personal review - but could easily apply to work and there is always some cross over. Undertaking personal reviews is enabling me to meet my goals. (01:13).
- On the subject of goals, that’s where it all starts, so I am going to walk you through my process.
- Annual review (03:09)
- Review the year (screenshot).
- Consider your life buckets (e.g. health, work, business, personal life, travel, money etc) and use the plus, minus, next method to reflect.
- Identify your proudest achievement/s and biggest challenges.
- Set goals for next year and keep them visible (screenshot).
- You might like to set a theme or word for the year - mine is ONE.
- Monthly review (07:50)
- Now page - currently in Notion and template available.
- Now page template includes goals.
- Review: progress on my goals, achievements, what next, theme for the year update and currently reading.
- Share!
- Diary note for next month.
- Weekly review (09:45)
- Empty my quick capture inboxes (refer to episode 121).
- Inbox Zero.
- Plan for next week - calendar, tasks, exercise etc.
- Clear down tasks.
- Also an opportunity to plan meals.
- Don’t refer back to goals but perhaps I should.
- Everything comes together in my Notion dashboard which works as well as it does thanks to Notion Mastery. Template available (11:13).
- Wrap up (12:33)
- What do you do?
- Discuss in the community.