This is the third in a series of 13 questions designed to help you capture the best from the past year. To learn more about this project and to download a tool to help you with your process for completing this year and starting next year successfully, check out this post.

What accomplishment am I proudest of?

I am proudest of the fact that Remarkable Leadership is being read and used by people to help them improve their lives and results. I wrote the book to have an impact on the world, and to read and hear from people about how it is having that impact is extremely gratifying.

As a side note, you can see how today's question connects to yesterday's question - which was about accomplishments in general. By asking ourselves which of these accomplishments we are proudest of, it helps us look at our values and refocuses us in gratitude for the things that have happened to us in the past year.

So what about you - what accomplishment are you proudest of? (feel free to share your answers in the comments!)


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This is the second in a series of 13 questions designed to help you capture the best from the past year. To learn more about this project and to download a tool to help you with your process for completing this year and starting next year successfully, check out this post.


What did I accomplish this year?

As I will do with each of these questions during this journey, I won't bare my soul with my complete answer, but I will share items that are true for me and perhaps hold a message for all of us.

The immediate accomplishment that comes to my mind is the publishing, and so-far successful marketing of Remarkable Leadership: Unleashing Your Leadership Potential One Skill at a Time. This was a goal and a book that had been on my list for some time and I am proud to see it serving others on their path towards remarkable.

There is an important nugget in the paragraph you just read. That nugget is "on my list". A part of my process for thinking about accomplishments is to look back at my goal list and see which of them have been achieved. I am pleased to be able to check several as completed and that brings me a sense of accomplishment and pride. If you don't have a list, don't lament, but you may definitely consider working on one moving forward. (We'll talk more about that later in this series of posts.) When we feel pride and accomplishment it creates a momentum - a positive energy that can drive us forward to more and bigger future successes.

Another accomplishment for has been my growth in balancing the various parts of my life. While for a variety of reasons my overall life is fuller and "busier" than it has ever been, I feel good about my personal progress in balancing these things and prioritizing the most important to me more effectively.

While most people would value balance (however they would define it) I encourage you to answer this question by thinking about accomplishments in all areas of your life - from social, to business, to health, financial, spiritual and more. By thinking about your accomplishments in each of these areas you will be reminded of more of them and feel the gratitude that comes with that recognition.

The purpose of asking and answering this question is to foster a sense of gratefulness as well as the positive momentum that comes with confidence and accomplishment.

So, what have you accomplished this year?


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