Good morning and welcome to the Increasing Impact Podcast. I'm Justin Sua.

What episode are we on? We're on episode 1,729. Today's episode is a reminder of the importance of pausing to look back to see what you've accomplished.

And not just the things you've accomplished, the successes you've had, but also taking into

consideration the failures and the obstacles and the adversity that you've overcome.

Because you're not just the byproduct of the things you've achieved, you're also a byproduct

of the adversity that you have faced and the trials that you have overcome.

And I believe there are moments in your life, although you never want to live them again.

You hated every minute of it, every day of it.

Those moments that were difficult have shaped you and forged

you into the person you are today. I'm not saying it didn't leave scars. I'm not saying it didn't

put a bad taste in your mouth and that didn't affect you. It didn't affect you physically or

mentally or emotionally. However, you're listening to this.

And if I were to ask you to pull some lessons from it, some lessons, you'd be able to honestly

look in a mirror and identify what those lessons are. And so today, my invitation is to, once

again, comb over your memory and look at your past experiences. Use it to build

confidence. Use it to gain perspective. Use your reflecting on the past to fill you with gratitude.

Maybe it might be loved towards somebody. Maybe it will help you reconnect to your purpose and to your

why maybe maybe by doing this activity will help you remind you that you're stronger than you think

you are and no matter what you're experiencing today you had some bad days in the past and you

overcame those as well and so so today pause, take some time to look back,

reflect, and I see all the good that you've accomplished and all the bad that you've overcome.