Why do we feel the need to have continual progress reports throughout our entire lives? Report cards, tests, health exams. Didn't someone say that ignorance is bliss? And once you get out of school you still get the dreaded yearly review.
Today was my review day. We actually have two reviews: on at mid-year and one at year-end. The constant need for self-assessment. It's less my need and definitely not my boss' need. I'm sure he would prefer a phone call to us rather than having to travel to five different cities in four states to tell us whether we were doing well or not.
The process isn't all that painful. Those who are sucking usually bail out before June when the shit hits the fan. It's just the actual process of having to sit down and go over stuff and then talk about the goals for next year. Everything seems so much worse when you lay it out a year at a time. That's why alcoholics break it down more.
One day at a time.
It works if you work it.
Perhaps the developers of AA should write a book related to the business world. Of course, sticking true to their philosophies, when AA gained notoriety in the 60s, the duo that developed it never gave interviews. They were members and didn't want to give up their anonymity. Now that's devotion.
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