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SELF-CONFIDENCE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES 133<br />

6. CURRENT SUCCESS LOG<br />

As an outgrowth of creating your Success Log, keep a current<br />

log of daily or weekly successes and achievements.<br />

After a few months, analyze these successes by answering the<br />

same set of questions:<br />

• What efforts did you make to achieve this success?<br />

• What was your preparation?<br />

• What obstacles did you have to overcome?<br />

• How did you feel about <strong>yours</strong>elf afterward?<br />

• What did people say about your achievement?<br />

• How do you minimize your successes?<br />

• What patterns or themes emerge from reviewing these<br />

successes?<br />

• What key best practices or guidelines emerge for use in<br />

future endeavors?<br />

These successes can also help you defi ne your strengths. What<br />

are you truly gifted at? Think about your successes against the following<br />

criteria of a strength defi ned by Marcus Buckingham:<br />

1. Before the event there is a positive anticipation.<br />

2. During the event there is a release of energy and joy and you<br />

are in “flow,” a performance “sweet spot.”<br />

3. After the event there is a positive afterglow and<br />

appreciation.<br />

QUESTION AND ACTION APPLICATION<br />

• Which of your successes would you say meet this criteria as<br />

a strength?

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