Near the start of a new year many people ponder changes they want to make in their lives. This time can be expanded into a major review of your motivating principles, mission and vision statements, and your goals. This expanded process is called a yearly review. Write in your journal how you think the year went. Did you carry out your goals? What were your challenges you faced; also how did you face you handle the issues.
Yearly Review: Stage One
Review your relationships and determine any changes. Our relationships are important, but they are always in flux; try to determine where your relationships are at.
Review your motivating values, do you understand them differently? Your values may have shifted slightly over the last year. That is to be expected. Because of your experiances in the previous year you are not the same person.
After you have examined your relationships and values, now edit your mission, and vision statements to reflect the changes in your life.
Review your year, write what you intended to do. Next write what you accomplished. If you have been doing weekly reviews as the year has progressed now is a good time to review them and look for ongoing struggles, and for areas of strength.
Yearly Review: Stage Two
Examine your projects. Remove any that are no longer in keeping with your character. Change priorities on goals as appropriate, and create new projects and goals.
Conclusion
Reviewing in this way can be performed at any time, but certain times, such as a new year, or a birthday tend to move our minds in the direction of pausing for deep contemplation. Study of scripture & prayer, or meditation may also enhance this process.