Reflection

 Reflection. 

After really looking into what reflection really means, I have realised its an incredibly underrated tool.

When you use the phrase 'Looking back I wouldn't have done that' or ' I won't make that mistake again' we are only learning and reflecting on our mistakes but do we actually ever take the time to reflect and learn from the things we have done correctly? 

I reflect on the negatives all the time, constantly criticising and analysing what I could have done better. But after something has been successful I tend to be so caught up in the elation of how well its gone I don't ever dedicate time to looking at why it was a success in the first place. What were those actions that lead to the success? What choices did I make that enabled such activity to be successful? Why was it a success in the first place? 

Once we strip it back and figure out these basic things- only then are we learning these actions or motives of success. We can then put these into place in the future to try and enable future success. 

Who else only reflects on the negative?