I just bought a pair of new running shoes. You are supposed to replace your running shoes every 300 to 500 miles depending on your running style, weight, and the sneaker. My sneakers had seen at least double that amount of mileage. The tread on both sneakers was worn down so far that I was striking the pavement at an odd angle and accentuating an already pronated right foot. And every day I kept saying to myself “You should really get a new pair of running shoes.” But then I would just go running anyway and put it off for another day that turned into a week and then a few months. It’s amazing I didn’t get injured.
Another important task that is easy to put off is updating your resume. It’s so easy to tell yourself you will do it tomorrow and tomorrow quickly turns into next week or next month. And when that golden opportunity surfaces and you are asked for your resume, you scramble around to put a patch job together to get it to the hiring manager or recruiter. Bad plan.
I put off buying new running shoes and ran the risk of getting injured which would have resulted in severe pain and lost running time. If you put off updating your resume, you run the risk of being out of the race if an opportunity presents itself.
December is a great time to reflect on the past year’s accomplishments and update your resume. Because in January their will be a lot of others at the starting line in their search.