The biggest reaction I had once I got to this exercise was "Wait... where is the action items? Where is the strategy?". If you were paying attention, Vision Day isn't at all about strategy or implementation. It is about intention and clarity.
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It it easy to get caught up in the emotions of looking back at the past; however, it is important to remember part of moving forward is taking inventory of where you are now. It’s important because people forget that progress is often not linear – we backslide, we jump forward, and even pivot completely. So this section is dedicated to checking in with...
New Years is commonly a time to look back and reflect upon the past year. Especially for high performers, it's easy to ruminate on the past. The problem is, this doesn't always turn into productive reflection and can be unhelpful or even toxic. This exercise is meant to take the act of reflection and look at it from a high level, separating events and emotions from...
Let me start by making a bold statement: New Years Resolutions are stupid. There are plenty of options out there for reflection and goal setting, but here I want to talk about one particular reflection and goal setting exercise I've been doing the past few years that has brought me some success and lots of reflection: Vision Day.