When you think about all that you’ve done in past year, how do you feel about it?
It’s easy to think about all that you didn’t accomplish during the year, but instead think about what you did accomplish.You are smarter and have grown as a person, even if you don’t feel like it. Your experiences have shaped you and have prepared you for this next year in your life. With confidence, you can now handle things you thought you couldn’t before. You can tear down the facades that you have allowed to build up in your life. You can approach new obstacles with more tenacity than you ever did.
I’d like to encourage you to write down 10 highlights of 2016. Write down things that brought you joy that you did and experienced.
It’s easy to think about all that you didn’t accomplish during the year, but instead think about what you did accomplish.
Read over your list. Now how do you feel about the past year? You probably have joy slowly warming your heart. This is what reminiscing is supposed to feel like.
Now, go face this upcoming year with confidence and remind yourself to have good expectations for what is to come. You have come a long way, and you will only get better.