I might turn this into a full-blown post one day. 🤷♀️ Until then, it’s a note to provide additional context without having to repeat myself.
- I maintain journals/notes throughout the year. A mix of digital documents and physical notebooks.
- November to December, I review those journals and my blog posts.
- I also make note of something I know I did in the year vs. how I’m feeling about things at the moment.
- I review relationships I’ve formed and kept. Have the relationships I kept evolved in some way? How do I feel about my relationships? I make note of that, too.
- I analyze my behavior by looking for patterns or common themes.
- I do not look at other people’s behavior — what other people did — but I do look at how their behavior influenced my own.
- I make a list of things I didn’t like about myself (e.g. behaviors, thoughts, actions).
- I choose a few to work on, based off what I disliked about myself the most and what may have the biggest impact over time.
- Small changes in behavior compound over time. I choose a mix of things I can change “right now” vs. “slowly over time”.
- I actively self-correct. Slip-ups and mistakes are made. That’s okay. That’s part of growing. It’s human.
- Repeat.
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