One year ago, I was able to perform an exercise called the Reflected Best Self that had a pretty profound impact on me at that time. In this exercise, you request feedback from 10-20 people that you know and they share 1-3 examples of when you were at your best in their eyes and how you contribute value as a person and in relation to the respondents.
This year, I have been reminded of this exercise as I have classmates who are taking the same course that I took last spring. I have been able to give feedback to a couple of people and feel that it has been a great experience to provide this to others, knowing how impactful it was for me to receive similar feedback just one year ago.
Today, in response to one of these reflected best self pieces of feedback that I gave to a friend of mine in my grad program, I received a wonderful piece of unsolicited feedback from them as well. This person that gave me the feedback, is one of the more perceptive and thoughtful people I know and I really value this feedback.
Having received this feedback I am going to be more conscious of what they shared and I will be a better peer and friend because of it.
I will be sharing the Reflected Best Self exercise further with friends, colleagues and family in the future so that others can receive the benefits and perspectives that this exercise provides.
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