Sometimes the reason we’re trapped in doubts about what’s possible is that we haven’t really dealt with the past. How do you feel about the last year? What went right? What went wrong? It’s only after we learn the lessons from the past year that we can begin to plan something better for the next.
By intentionally listing and considering all of the outcomes you experienced over the previous year, you literally force yourself to confront the recollection of what went well … and perhaps what didn’t go so well. The results you experience from doing this step in learning from the past, occur because when you recollect, you allow yourself to relive some, or maybe all, of the experiences – the elations, the frustrations, the disappointments, the surprises.
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