Reflect To Stay On Track
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.”
Do you ever wonder why you feel like you’re doing the same thing over and over? Like the end of every year is a massive pile of overwhelming work and you’re unprepared to change that or capitalize on the opportunities of a new year?
I used to feel the same way.
Then I got good at reflection. I started with an annual end-of-year lookback. I set aside a couple of hours in December to do this, and to plan for my new year. And when I noticed that I would get to the end of the year and completely forget about my big plans, I started to do monthly and weekly reflections. Nothing major, just check-ins to make sure I’m on track.
By implementing a regular reflection practice, I can not only stay on course to achieve my goals, but easily notice when things are going off the rails and I need to pivot. BONUS: I can pivot before it’s too late.
Canva has a ton of templates for this. Here is one for a monthly reflection, and one for weekly reflection. If you’ve got a fave, please share it with us in the comments below.
