Self-evaluation is a slippery slope. Balancing between being too hard on our selves, or too easy. Sifting through outside opinions, assigning appropriate weight to others thoughts, and adding them to our own. Choosing a plan of action based on our findings.

It is important to step back every few weeks and look at our attitudes, actions, and achievements. To compare and contrast what we do with what we have set as goals in our life. When we self-evaluate, the outcome should always be either to help keep us on the path we have set for ourselves, or to aid us in determining a new path to follow.

5 Guidelines to follow:

1. Beware Harsh Judgements. Both your own and others. We are usually our own worst critics, though there are always those who occasionally try to compete. It