Reflection — Course Correction. Today I had a couple of amazing…
Today I had a couple of amazing meetings and started to look through my notes from the past 2 months with a focus on the last 22 days.

I came to realized that so much happened that I did not manage to properly work through all of it. So I blocked a bigger block tomorrow. Reflection is big part of my journey and that is why I wanted to share a bit about it today.

Take your time

Some small moments always can be rushed, but my experience with reflection is that when you take your time, get in the right state of mind and dive deep into what happened, that I take more out of it.

Since I have multiple notebooks which I use for different things, do I need some time to highlight, break down and remember all that happened. I also use my calendar appointments as mental anchors.

A couple of hours with a focus on doing this reminds me of all what I accomplished and what themes recurred.

Why reflect

Life is an ongoing experience and we learn from it consciously or unconsciously. Repeated behaviors become habits and habits become your way of life. Self-awareness is the process of observation during the experience and you can adjust & change your behavior at the moment by using it. Documenting your experiences with journalling is useful, so you have it on paper. You also have your memories as well, but they are not reliable, because they change once you recollect them.

It helps to adjust course now and then, to check what are you doing, thinking & feeling and is that aligned with where you want to go, your life vision so to speak. That is why reflection is important. It is time for you to correct the course.

What to reflect on?

I tend to double check my vision & goals first, to make sure the north star I use is still up to date. Then I go into my notes, calendar, and memories to check the time frame since I last sat down. I do not use a fixed time frame currently I simply do it when I feel like it. I mark notes that speak to me and collect them, I look for repeating themes and words. Then I ask myself some questions like “Why is this recurring?” “What is the thought behind that thought?” “How does this fit into the bigger picture?”

Based on that I note down the things I want to continue doing, keep an eye on and questions I want to explore.

You should not overdo the reflection, but doing small and bigger reflections makes sure your north star is still the right one and that you are on your path towards it.
['Hendrik Berberich']
['Belief', 'Habits', 'Reflections', 'Life Lessons', 'Life']