Its the end of March already and the end of Q1. So I do believe this is the ideal opportunity to reflect on how this 1st quarter has gone.

And I have vowed that going forward each quarter am going to reflect although this could be moved to monthly depending on how much accountability I require; 

So today my reflections will include what I’ve achieved throughout the previous 3 months. What didn’t go so well (what I should be improving on) and any challenges I’ve faced. I’ve also decide to reflect to find any lessons I’ve learned that am going to take forward.


But for the post I’ve decided to reflect on Q1…

Blog 
I begin pretty slowly however I have managed to stick to my guns with posting weekly, daily and monthly to keep in line with my plans – just about. 


Career
The one thing I promised myself in 2021 was that I wouldn’t wait 6 years ever again before I interviewed or submitted a job application or anything like that and since then to be honest I have continuously been applying for roles to keep my toes in the water.


In terms of actual progression this isn’t going so great I haven’t had any interviews and that is where I am terrible. My applications haven’t done bad but the competition has meant that pass rates for applications have increased. I am definitely behind in this area particularly when compared to this time last year, but in all honesty am not concerned. It’s a numbers game and unfortunately due to capacity I haven’t been able to dedicate as much time to applying for as many roles as I did last year, but this is still in my Q2 goals and I’ve decided remain focused on achieving this goal (I have a timeframe – unfortunately).


I haven’t ‘officially’ got a mentor – yet. However I have signed up to programmes that should match me with someone 🤞🏾. I do however now have a coach and I have secured a spot on a leadership programme as well – go me 😆. I do have hopes that this will assist with my applications as long as I remember to mention it – sigh 😔.


Gym 
This goal has gone terribly, however literally as I write this I did make the conscious effort to sign up to the gym today and I also went too. Whilst I did only spend around 30mins there, building that habit is key for me. Now I officially have a membership I do plan on having this as my top priority for Q2 I have honestly slacked so much in all things self care for Q1 and I actually do believe the gym falls into that category.
Reflecting on my Q1 aims has allowed me to go through each of them and identify my shortcomings. I can now ask myself why I believe this hasn’t quite worked out as I expected.


Why I haven’t had an interview?
Why I haven’t been to the gym?
Why am I only scraping by posting on my blog? 


And I can easily identify the root cause as a lack of time🕰️. The reality is everyone appears stretched when it comes to time. 


What can I do that will alleviate my time constraints in other areas of my life to allow me more time to focus on my goals. 


I can name a few including limiting my social media usage. I can look for a Pinterest course to help optimise my Pinterest quotes so I am not spending so much time potentially postage the wrong pin. 


In conclusion, I vow to drop my Q1 goals now and focus primarily on my new Q2 aims. This will be the first time I put my unachieved  goals to bed – forget them and crack on. However, all lessons learned will be taken forward to ensure i am iteratively changing to achieve my goals.