Here is an ‘old but gold’ coaching exercise that we often use at Barefoot towards the end of the year to reflect on our accomplishments, disappointments, and learning. We hope you will enjoy using it for yourselves, with your teams and with your coaching clients. The exercise comes with acknowledgement to Jinny Ditzler, author of ‘Your Best Year Yet’.
John-Roger
Notice what you did achieve – everything counts, little and big. What were some of your finest moments? Get beyond the headlines – get in touch with good news. Re-balance your perception of what you have achieved because almost without exception we tend to have negative thoughts or focus on what we didn’t do!
Remember this simple cycle of achievement:
Jinny Ditzler
Looking at disappointments and letting them go can move you to a more resourceful place and a happier state. Clear the negative emotions associated with them out of your mind and leave space for new thoughts and experiences. You can’t change the past, only its effect on you.
Ask yourself these questions:
Carl Jung
Look at your accomplishments and your disappointments and consider what you have learned from them over the past year:
Now consider:
Become a detached observer on your life and keep asking yourself: What do I see? What do I like about what I see? What do I need to do differently and how would that give me a different outcome?
Now choose 3 lessons which you can turn into personal guidelines for this year. Think how different life could be for you if you really commit to following these guidelines.
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