My old RV, Rocinante, parked about a block away from Georgetown University.
This post is a placeholder. It is a collection of the posts that I wrote relating to the idea of the Annual Review in 2011. I’m mainly publishing this so that I have something to direct people to who are interested in learning about what an Annual Review is, and how to conduct their own Annual Review.
The Annual Review is a goal setting exercise that I do to systematically map out what I want to accomplish in the coming year. There is no other discrete exercise or habit that has been more valuable for me, or given me a better sense of direction. Hopefully it can be helpful for you, too.
Part I
Annual Review: The Basics – going over the basic concept of the Annual Review. What it is, why I started doing it, and the five steps that I include in my own Annual Review.
Part II
Annual Review: My Year in Review (2011) – going into more depth on how I choose which categories to set goals in, more depth on the idea of the Quarterly Review, and a reflection on progress I made and didn’t make on my goals for the year 2011. Nude photo shoot – check. 
Part III
Annual Review: Do *Big* Things With Your Year – why I think it’s a good idea to think as big as you can, and then some, while doing your own Annual Review.
Part IV:
Annual Review: Resurrection – have you ever read the text from the fifth movement of Mahler’s Second Symphony? If not, you should. It’s a good message to think about going into the New Year.
Part V:
Annual Review: Closing Thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions – my thoughts on the difference between New Year’s Resolutions and the Annual Review from TEDx Georgetown in March 2011.
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Feel free to post questions here about the Annual Review if you have them, or shoot them to me here.