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<\/p>\nPersonal growth comes from self-awareness, and the practice of journaling is a phenomenal way to start that process with regular reflection\u2014as long as your reflection is accurate.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve ever been to a playground or circus with fun mirrors, you know the slightest bend to a mirror creates a distorted image that reflects your image different than you actually are. Self-reflection works the same way.<\/p>\n
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At the circus, it\u2019s easy to recognize distorted images. You\u2019re reflected as stretched out or squeezed, ridiculously tall or comically short and stout.<\/p>\n
In daily life, distortions are often much smaller. How do you know when your self-reflection is distorted by subtle bends that are throwing you off?<\/p>\n
Donald Miller<\/a> explains this self-reflection distortion with a comical example, where he had one client complain that they felt like they were trying to read the label from inside the bottle. With that image in mind, it\u2019s no surprise that it\u2019s difficult to \u201cread your own label\u201d with accuracy. Thinking about yourself as yourself inherently limits your perspective.<\/p>\n The only way to overcome this challenge is to expose yourself to mentors who can provide an outside perspective. Luckily, in today\u2019s world, your next mentor is only a click or two away<\/a>.<\/p>\n Mentorship hasn\u2019t died off, but it has drastically changed with the digital age. It\u2019s now fairly uncommon to have formal 1-on-1 mentorship relationships (though if you have a trusted mentor like that, be grateful for the advantage it brings).<\/p>\n\t\t