Currently, I’m building a system to challenge myself to notice when I’m avoiding doing things, figure out why I’m not doing them, and then do them anyway. For more details on the origins of this system, read this post.
For check-ins, I’m going to use the following structure: review the goals for this week, evaluate how I did, and identify process improvements for the coming week. Ready? Let’s go!
WHAT WERE YOU DOING THIS WEEK?
Here’s what I had to say last week:
I have two things to try and implement:
CREATE A LIST OF “WEEKLY WINS”
To focus on what I HAVE done instead of what I HAVEN’T, I’m going to compile a list of weekly wins and really allow myself to be proud of what I’m getting done.
KEEP SHARING MY PROGRESS!
Sharing my projects on Instagram is really helping me feel focused and motivated. But I think it’s also helping me get out of my own head about what I’m working on – instead of judging myself, I’m seeing myself from a friend’s point of view. And that helps me be more forgiving!
HOW DID IT GO?
So, uh, I did great at sharing my progress on things! But I didn’t do as well at weekly wins. I think I wasn’t specific enough about what a list of weekly wins would look like.
I had a director at work who started a tradition of sending out a Friday email to all teams in our org of “weekly wins” for our team. She would ask us all to submit them and then send them out to start our weekend off with a feeling of accomplishment.
I would like to do something like that for myself. But in order to really pay attention to my wins as the week goes on, I’m going to take a couple minutes before dinner every day to recap what I worked on and try and focus on feeling accomplished.
WHAT WILL YOU DO FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK?
So far, this is what I’ve compiled for learning how to be bad at things:
- Positive reinforcement takes practice
- Sharing your progress is a great way to build accountability into your practice
Now, for this next week, I’m narrowing in on my weekly win concept!
See you next week!
