There’s surprising power to be found in a regular debrief with a few questions. Here are two that I stole from Jana and two from me (and I can’t remember where I stole “mine” from). I’ll run thru these after tough encounters or really anyplace that I’m stuck. I keep in view that God is love and that he is good and that he’s working out all things for my good and growth. He wants me to be more self aware, and he’s also kind about how he does it, so I have be nice to myself here. And, I have to be willing to be tough with me, not BS myself or perpetuate a lie.

So, if you’re game, start with Jana’s questions and ask him:

1. God, what are you trying to teach me right now?

2. And am I being a good student?

In a tactical way, when I leave a meeting, I have a habit of asking myself these two questions:

1. What did I do well?

2. What would I do differently next time?