Focus on Your Achievements

Do you often think about what you still have to do each
day? Does this feel overwhelming? Does there always
seem so much to do that you don't feel as if you're
achieving enough?

I've found that when I start coaching people, either in
business or personally, many of them focus on what still
needs to be done. They seem to forget or discard all
that they have achieved. When you get to the end of your
day are you still thinking about what you haven't done?
Perhaps there are some days when you accomplish a lot and
you feel as if you've achieved something - that's a great
feeling isn't it?

How do you feel about the other days when you believe you
haven't done enough? When we focus on what we haven't
completed we're highlighting our weaknesses. Focusing on
our strengths is a much more positive approach. In what
ways can you focus on your strengths?

I suggest that you create for yourself an achievement
journal. In this, you write each day about all the things
you've achieved. Grab the opportunity to say "well done"
to yourself. The journal may be a pleasant notebook or a
document on your computer where you cut and paste items
completed from your schedule - or even a loose piece of
paper. You can either list them all or choose three. I
really encourage you to make time each day to list your
achievements. You're worth it.