I’m Back & A Bit About Reviewing

Well, hello, friend! I have been absent for quite some time. You may even be wondering, “Who is this and why is she posting all of a sudden?’. This is Stephanie Book and I am so glad to be back with you.

I took some time to evaluate and decide what direction I wanted to take my blog and explore some different avenues. I needed some time to focus and find my direction. Lots of time and life has gone by, but I feel more focused and ready to step back in. I will be posting some blog posts, but if you haven’t heard, I started a podcast. I am so excited about this step and have wanted to do this for a long time. You can hear my first episode ​here​ or click on the podcast button above.

Flourish in Health podcast is where I will help others see their lives beyond where they are and learn to move from places where they feel stuck toward a flourishing life. I hope to walk the journey with you as we learn to recognize our true identity of who God has made us. Then apply a reframed mindset to combat the lies we have been believing about ourselves. We will walk the journey of health physically, but most of all mindfully. We will apply new habits of thinking and a turn toward a life that is flourishing.

I would love for you to check it out, subscribe, leave a review and share it with others you think it may encourage. I appreciate you and I know that together we will continue to build a flourishing life. Ok, enough about the podcast and on to what I wanted to share.

Where is the Year Going?

Anyone else feel like this year is flying by? I mean, how are we already at the end of June?

I don’t know about you, but around this time of year I take a look back and see what the year has brought me so far. It is good to reflect and you are able to learn so much. I hear so much about reviewing your week, month, quarter and year, but I really don’t do it as much as I would like. Typically, I do a few reviews in a year, but I want to create a new habit to review more often.

In my coaching business we use a MAP that helps us review and I am thankful for that. I have done this MAP every single month since August of 2018 and I can go back and learn so much from them! I have been able to see the victories and the ups and downs of my coaching business. (Remember success is NOT a straight line! But, that is a topic for another day!) My MAP helps me see how important it is to review and I can definitely see the benefits if I do a review in other areas of my life as well!

So what does reviewing do for you? Here are a few things I believe a regular time of reviewing can do for you!

The Benefits of Reviewing Our Progress:

Celebrate what you have done

Yes, a review will also help you see what you haven’t finished, but I like to start with what we did do. We are so quick to judge ourselves without any chance of celebration for what we have accomplished. This is why I know that if I reviewed each week, month, and quarter, it would make the yearly review so much easier. Here is our first benefit of reviewing our progress, We are able to see what all we have accomplished, be grateful and then celebrate. There will always have a to do list that never seems to be completed, but if we focus on what we have done and what we have created, this will make a big impact as we move forward! This is why there are so many benefits of reviewing our progress.

Recognize what you love to do

When we review, we are able to see our patterns and habits and recognize what we love and what’s important to us. Our second benefit of reviewing our progress is to find out what we love to do. Where has our time gravitated toward? Where did you spend your pockets of time? What did you always make time for? Did you decide what makes you happy? What came together without thinking? (a habit was formed)

One thing I do track is my movement each week and month. As I look over the weeks and months, I can see the days that I typically skip the workouts or have less motion. This will allow me to set goals for baby steps of improvement and help me question why those days may be filled with less movement. You can ask yourself questions to learn and grow. NOT to blame and shame yourself (remember we are focusing on what we did Do first!) Plus, I have learned that movement is a priority to me and I make it a priority most days!

See where you can grow

After we have been grateful for what we have done and taken time to celebrate our wins, then we can have a clearer view to set the next goals and steps for the week. Our final benefit of reviewing our progress is to see where we can grow. What did we learn about our habits? Where could we use some improvement? What are we loving that we want to make sure we have made time for? See? This review allows us to see so much more than a list of things we didn’t accomplish!

I know I am going to focus on reviewing more and so I am going to set a goal for July to review the end of each week for 5 minutes. My goal is to go through each of these 3 areas and see what I find out.

If you review, I would love to know how

often you do it and what all do you evaluate!

So, a quick review of reviewing! Ha!

• Celebrate What You Have Done
• Recognize What You Love to Do
• See Where You Can Grow

After reviewing you would want to gather what you have learned and create a plan of action for your next step. We will talk about this another day.

Do you review? If so, how often? How do you see this could be a benefit to you? Journal on these questions and let me know! Remember, we are on a journey together and the best way to be together is to connect with one another!

As always, thank you for joining me on the journey. I hope you see your amazingness today!