I’m not here to talk about all the amazing things I accomplished in 2018 or even talk about 2019 New Years resolutions (because I don’t believe in them). I recently read James Clear’s Atomic Habits and one of the habits he’s established is to do an annual review of himself. He answers three questions, and I will too: (1) What went well this year? (2) What didn’t go so well this year? (3) What did I learn?

Since I have been about 17 I have always set clear and defined goals or objectives for the year. Some years I didn’t have a lot of goals, but just had a general focus. This has always helped me stay on track to see certain things through to fruition. The only problem is that at the end of the year I haven’t gone through to evaluate how things actually turned out. So, this is my year in review.

Can you think of something in your life that at one point it was all that you could think about? Something that you wanted over anything else? You probably told yourself that you would finally be fulfilled and happy if you just got this one thing. When I was 9 years old I really wanted Heelys, you know those bulky shoes that had wheels pop out on the bottom so that you could skate around?