Self-Reflection
Fela Bank-Olemoh
??Co-founder & Team Lead, Knit Technologies Ltd. & FBO Training & Research Centre | ????Fmr SSA to the President on Education Interventions (2019-2023) | ??Sharing insights on faith, education, leadership & technology
Meet with Yourself
There is a popular story of a lion cub who forgot his true identity. He was left all alone as a baby because his mother was captured by hunters just after his birth. A group of goats had pity on him and took him in to raise as one of theirs. As he didn’t know any better, the lion cub believed he was a goat and learnt to live that way. As he grew, he sometimes felt there was something different about him. He, however, tried to push this feeling away and continued to live as a goat.
One day, a huge lion appeared roaring on a hilltop. All the goats were terrified and ran away. The young lion ran too but the huge lion’s image remained in his head.
On another occasion, he went deep into the forest and became thirsty. Sighting a pond ahead he rushed to quench his thirst. As he lowered his head, stretched out his neck to take a big gulp, he saw his own reflection for the first time! What intrigued him was that he didn’t look like the other goats, instead, he looked like the lion that terrified them a while back. That moment of reflection started this young lion on a journey to self-discovery and he could thereafter live his best life.
This is the power of Self-Reflection, making it a regular habit helps you to see yourself the way you really are. It’s like standing in front of a good mirror; you’ll observe things about yourself that are not obvious without the reflection. I’m a big believer in constantly looking inwards and reflecting on my life especially at the end of the year. There is something about this period that makes it the perfect time. Just as you review your day, week and month, you should set aside a block of time to review and reflect on this year to make the best of the next year. Here are 3 tips to help you.
- List Your Accomplishments
It’s human nature to always have your sight set on what’s next. But you need to appreciate what you’ve done to fuel your resolve to do much more. I encourage you to create a list of all of your accomplishments in 2020, whether big or small. Take your time; think through each month and list everything out. If needed, have a look through your planner, photo gallery or even social media posts to see what you were up to each month. You will realise that even though the year threw some curve-balls at you, there were still some accomplishments recorded.
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