My recalibration process
Recalibration is vital if we want to optimise – whether that’s at work, in our lives, in our relationships, our consciousness.
We can’t keep going and going without occasionally stopping to reflect. If we don’t stop to integrate and pivot, we’ll burn out… plus we might just go in the wrong direction for way longer than we need to.
That’s why a system reboot is necessary every now and then. It’s a way to hone your direction and make any tweaks you need to in order to stay energised and motivated for your goals, as well as refining how you approach them.
I’m going to share with you my step-by-step process for recalibrating later in this story. First, though, let’s define what exactly recalibration is.
What is recalibration?
Here’s my personal favourite, with thanks to Dictionary.com:
“To re-examine (one’s thinking, a plan, a system of values, etc.) and correct it in accord with a new understanding or purpose.”
In this way, recalibration makes space for the next evolution. It makes space for better ways of being and doing – ways that are more efficient, more effective, and ideally, significantly more elevated.
This process is crucial; not only in business, but also in our lives, individually and collectively.
Those who keep moving forward without taking the time to reflect… they will end up stuck and stagnant.
If we want to evolve, therefore, we have to take the time to reflect.
Here’s how I do it.*
My recalibration process
I’d suggest you use a journal for this one. Write out your thoughts and answers at each stage, or type them out on a computer screen. It’s really helpful to get everything out of the swirl in your mind and see everything laid out in front of you.
Step 1: Reflect
Consider what worked well.
The next part of the reflection process is is looking at what didn’t work so well. But don’t jump too quickly into this part: really take the time to recognise what worked, and what you did well, before jumping into assessing the problem areas.
Step 2: Decide what to eliminate, and what to keep
What do you want to hang onto? What’s good, just as it is?
What – or who, or where – needs to be eliminated from your life, based on what didn’t work?
Step 3: Determine what to do differently next time
Hindsight is everything, isn’t it?
So, my love, what would you do next time? How would you show up differently? What would you say, what would you do?
This is the place to get curious. It’s the place to ask yourself: If I were to do this again, where could I add more value next time – to my own outcomes, and to other people’s?
Step 4: Celebrate yourself
What did you do well that you’re proud of? Now’s the time to recognise it!
Step 5: Get grateful
Recalibration is best served with a healthy dose of gratitude.
I read something recently about gratitude that I really liked (and credit to money queen Amanda Frances for this one). It’s not the gratitude list that matters; rather, what counts is the vibration you connect with when you engage with gratitude practices.
I’m sure you’ve noticed that your perspective opens and everything feels a bit lighter and brighter when you get grateful. That’s a frequency shift, and It feels goooood.
So, if you want to raise your vibe, this is the time and the place. Find three things you’re grateful for.
Step 6: Decide on an action step
What’s one thing – one do-able thing that feels within your reach – you can do now to move forward based on what you learned here?
This is what gets the energy moving. It gets the engine started and the wheels in motion.
Step 7: Your lightbulb moments
What did you learn from this exercise? Write down one to three things you learnt about yourself, your life, anything!
When to recalibrate
You can recalibrate any time, really – any time you feel like your direction isn’t working, or when you feel stuck, lost or confused. It’s useful to engage with this process at least once every six months.
It’s also useful to seek outside support: someone to ask you the right questions and help you think outside the box, so you can find new, different perspectives and solutions.
That’s where I can help. Join one of my upcoming events and workshops for ways to do this in a group setting, or reach out to me for one-to-one coaching, so you can get clear as crystal about where you want to go next.
Learn more about my events here.
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Love,
Tamsin xo
*I like to give credit to those who inspire me. So, then, credit to several coaches whose feedback and evaluation processes have certainly inspired mine: Sasha Young, Makena Sage and Gigi Sage.