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Colleagues,
 
MVP: Without reflection, growth is a coincidence.
 
Strategy 2: Block time for reflection
 
Keys to reflection:

• Celebrate your successes. Celebration is key because we can learn from what worked and build your confidence to be more critical.
• Learn from your mistakes. Processing mistakes helps us learn from them and avoid making similar errors in the future.
• Assimilate and apply new information/learning. Reflecting on new information and learning helps us internalize it and to be able to apply it to your own leadership.

 
Ideally:

• Choose a consistent time and block it off in your calendar. 
• Make this sacred time and don’t let people steal it from you. 
• Twenty minutes is enough, although more is better. 
• Reflect with someone else if possible

 
Alternate method:

• Budget 5 minutes at the beginning of your day and read this daily email.
• After reading, take a minute or two to reflect.
• Set an intention for the day.

 
Many readers begin their day with a cup of coffee and this email. It shouldn’t be your only growth strategy, but it is a minimally viable process (MVP).
 
Take Action Now: Find a regular time to reflect. Block it off as a recurring event in your calendar. Start with a 15 to 30-minute block. Optional: schedule that time with a partner.
 
Cheers!

Frederick