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Hi there, it’s Octavia.
When something really good happens at work, what do you do next?
Do you stop and recognize it?
Or do you immediately start thinking about the next thing that needs to come?
Over the years I’ve spent a lot of hours in one-to-one coaching sessions with really hard working, talented people who are really, really bad at recognizing their own progress.
And in those interactions I’ve noticed a tendency to treat their work as a kind of pass/fail test and put the emphasis on the end result, versus the steps that are required to get you there.
But the thing that matters the most as you're pursuing your career is taking the moment to pause and recognize yourself first. Before you reach a finish line.
And because we're about to close out August, I think this is the perfect time to pause and do exactly that.
Let’s jump in.
⚡️ Take a few minutes to think about your entire month
Before September begins, give yourself some space to look back on your month.
Go through your calendar. Look through your emails. Scroll back through your notes.
My question for you today is:
