#138🚿 “Getting lost in the trees"

Goal setting, reflection, and burnout

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I’m on a mission to put the “Personal” back into Personal Development

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Shower thought🚿: Why it’s important to reflect on your accomplishments

“Jon likes to power through”…

That’s what was said recently in passing. I’m well-known as a runner and hiker. A friend and I were reminiscing on a long section hike in the Pisgah National Forest. We hiked 32 miles that day. And yes, we did power through.

Reflection is stopping to “soak in the views”.

I’ve been planning my Q3 goals the last few weeks of July (my Q3 runs Aug-Oct). This is a process I’ve undergone 6 times in the last 2 years.

• I use the 12-week year system.

• I plan my weeks out on paper.

• I track my quarterly goals weekly.

But, during planning, this comment stuck with me. Why was I in such a hurry to ‘get to Q3’? Was I just powering through — or have I stopped for enough time to truly “soak in the views”?

Remembering big problems that are now small.

It’s funny what 12 weeks will do for your perspective. In my career, I’ve accomplished so much in the last quarter and half. I’ve grown as a seller, taken on new responsibility, and been faced with many first time challenges.

I’ve both lost and won deals, and in many ways laugh at the stress I placed on myself in the moment.

Same goes for my personal life. Conflict I had with Jordan now seems so trite and unnecessary. The fears we both placed on Miles returning to daycare, anatomy scans for our second child, and other parenting “crises” are gone.

What once were “big problems” are now small… which begs the question — Were’ they ever big problems at all?

Reflection is your solution to burnout

Burnout is real.. and prevalent.

It’s that exhaustion we all face when doing too much, for too long, at too high of an intensity. We’re not machines and shouldn’t act as such.

Reflection is our moment to recharge. Not to lose your flame, but gather some more kindling and remember what makes your flame burn in the first place.

The summer marks the halfway point for most.

• Celebrate your wins.

• Analyze your losses.

• Remember your big problems that are now small.

And tap back into the fuel that keeps you going.
To another 12-weeks

— Keep moving forward.

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THANK YOU for making it to the end!

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