How have I grown this year?
Drafting a Victory List is a very exciting and powerful exercise that
gets all of us to relive our magical moments and greatest victories.
Some questions you may want to ask to spark your pen into action:
How have I grown this year? What have I learned? How have I improved as a Martial Artist? What new skills have I developed?
What areas have I seen the greatest gains? How am I better than I was a year ago? Personally as well professionally?
Some victories are obvious and will quickly come to your mind. Victories like a new rank, an award you may have won, great performance review, a job promotion, a pay increase or a higher title or position. An increased income, a new car, a new house an engagement or marriage.
Other victories are a bit more hidden to the external world. However, that doesn’t make them any less important. In fact, these hidden victories are often the most important and even more valuable in the long run.
Victories like handling obstacles in your life in a much calmer and proactive manner. Maybe your self-confidence has improved and you are more willing to take on new challenges. Maybe you lost weight and/or you have improved your overall health habits.
Most people find it easier to see the setbacks, the problems or challenges they have faced in their year. No doubt, all of us may experience some setbacks and made some mistakes. This is especially true when you’re an aggressive achiever and you’re attempting to move faster in your journey.
Whatever we recognize and reward…we will get more of.
Focus on the positives and you get more positives…focus on the negatives and you get more negatives. The choice is yours.
BLACK BELT LEADERS always search for the good and use it as a building tool for future growth and achievement. Feed the proper fuel to your fire and you will intensify the desire to succeed with all your goals in life.
· Take a few minutes to review and reflect on your year.
· Write down your best memories and achievements.
· Share your Victories with your Mentor, Sensei or loved ones.
Often times when you do this exercise, you'll begin to frame in goals for making the New Year even better.
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