October Results and November Goals

With tomorrow being Halloween, today is really the last day of the month and a great day to audit our month.

Let's audit October and see how much we have accomplished and also a check of our results vs our goals.

Doing an audit at the end of every month is a great practice/habit. I rarely see it done to begin with but those that do, the mistake made is that they do it too late. For example, most would do an audit of October sometime late November, middle of November at best. That is just too late to make any adjustments for November based on Octobers intelligence.

We want to have a great November both personally and professionally. To best do this, lets look at history to see what has worked and not worked in the past. Recent history is best. Like October.

Take out a piece of paper and write down what you have got done for October. Then look at what you missed.

Next step is to plan for November. Write down your goals and action items for November. What do you want to get done for the month? What are the specifics you need to do in order to hit those goals? What are your mile makers to make sure you are on pace? What accountability's do you have in place?

Planning and preparation are keys to success. Plan for November based on your audit of October.