Reflection time is not just important - it's VITAL.
It gives us the opportunity to acknowledge our challenges, difficulties - and our successes.
It helps us see where we have grown and what directions we would like to take next.
What do I value most in life?
Where am I on my life's journey?
What have I achieved so far? What would I like to achieve?
What's my legacy?
Pondering time is also essential to magnificent & meaningful goal-setting.
Sure we can just get out our goal-sheets and jot some goals down, but if we pause and reflect first, we'll dig deeper into what is really important to us when we are goal-setting which ensure those goals will align more with our values and who we are.
So, I encourage you to set aside some time to ponder and reflect.
Stare out of the window.
Jot down thoughts and learnings.
5 ponderful ideas:
1. Make a list of
the most important people in your life
people who drain you and
people who inspire you
Ponder: who do you spend the most amount of time with currently? how is this serving you? which group would you like to spend more time with? why?
2. What you'd like MORE of and LESS of in your life
Ponder: why do you want more of this? and why do you want less of that? what coud you life look like if you had more of this and less of that?
3. Write down your biggest achievements this past year (include personal, spiritual and professional). These are the things you're most proud of - what you'd like to celebrate!
Ponder: how did you, and how could you celebrate each achievement? what difference did each achievement make in your life? and the life of others?
4. What does it mean to me to have a full and rich life?
Ponder: what's one small thing you could do today that would make your life richer and fuller?
5. How could I have more fun and joy in my life?
Ponder: what made you laugh as a kid? what was the funniest thing in your world before you were 10?
"Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture." Dale Dauten
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