Review as Often as You Can
Be sure to review your letter at the end of the year before you write the one for the next year. “When you take a look at that letter after a year there is something really special about that moment,” says Simon. “You are talking directly to yourself, saying, ‘This is what I cared about a year ago. How did I do? Did I hit those values?’ I make reading it at the end of the year a big deal.”
When you go through the process of reviewing it, look at where you hit the mark and where you don’t. Give yourself grace and the ability to be human. “Know that there are times when you will miss the mark"
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