Proud of last year’s version of you? Good. Now name one thing that version got wrong.

Being pleased with how far you have come and being honest about the gaps are not in competition. The risk in looking back fondly is that you stop examining anything, because the story is already flattering and finished. Growth needs the good news and the correction in the same paragraph. One without the other turns into either a highlight reel or a list of failures.

Take a minute to name what you are genuinely proud of from the last year, specifically. Then name one thing that version of you got wrong and has not fixed. Doing both in one sitting keeps either from taking over.