It’s 4th quarter now, the time when I used to take stock of the goals set in January and see if I had a chance to meet them. Which made me think of all the possible metrics I could choose to measure progress in a year’s time….This list might just be exhaustive.
I won’t be counting everything!
What’s meaningful? Impactful? Joyful? (The rest, merely trivial…..)
# days worked
# active clients
# new clients
# hours coached
# networking events attended
# new contacts added to LinkedIn
# billable hours
$ gross receipts
$ net revenue
$ saved
$ spent
# blog entries written
# vacation days taken
# bike rides
# dog walks/swims
# yoga classes
# hikes
# Weight Watchers meetings attended
# lost/gained or ∆ in weight
# gatherings with friends
# date nights with Bill
# photos taken
# Facebook posts
# books read
# movies watched
# cultural events attended
# trips to the grocery store
# loads of laundry completed, folded and put away
# vacuums, dusts and housecleaning
# clothing items cleared out of the house
# meals prepared
# doctor’s visits
# of NSAIDs consumed
# physical therapy visits
∆ in health metrics
# miles on the Minivan
# miles on the bikes
# Starbucks consumed
# wine bottles emptied
# cell phone minutes
# text messages
# emails sent
# emails received
$ contributed to charities
# hours volunteered
# poops picked up in the field (not Scout’s)
# hours spent “being” vs “doing”
# times I misplaced my iPhone, keys, sunglasses
# phone calls to family
# times I told Bill I love him
# times he told me