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What was your best accomplishment/learning experience of 2011?
Hey everyone!
With the New Year quickly approaching, many of us are starting to think about how we want to improve our lives in 2012. While self improvement is a positive thing, sometimes we get so consumed by moving forward to the next best thing that we forget to step back and take a look at how far we have come.
Here's what I want to know in this discussion: What was your greatest accomplishment in 2011? What are you most proud of yourself for? What was your greatest learning experience?
I will be compiling answers for a blog post:-)
Can't wait to hear everyone's answers!
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Alexandra Tsaritsa (call me Tsa) on -
Understanding what my anxiety can do to me physically is something I learned this year. Trying to manage it better now.
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Permalink Reply by Akirah on -
To do what's right for me...to do the work of figuring these things out without relying on others to dictate what decisions I should be making in my life.
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Permalink Reply by little missy me on -
This year has been insane, and so much has happened, and whilst I could say so many things, I think my greatest achievement is the fact that I've been out there, meeting new people and going out on dates. I know that's kinda blaise and not exciting, but it's amazing for me; I've been on more dates this year than I have in my whole life. I am finally happy with myself to have confidence to go out there and have a great time.
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Permalink Reply by R...RAWR on -
2011 was a .. tumultuous year for me.
1. My greatest accomplishment of 2011 is career-related: being asked to join the programme advisory committee of an amazing regional-level women's rights network. I finally feel as though what I have to say is legitimate and that all my work in the past three years has been validated.
2. I'm most proud of myself for sticking it out and doing the logical thing despite wanting to give up and go back to university.
3. My greatest learning experience this year was to realise that I can never be sure of who I am, what I like, and what I don't.. and that's OK. It's about figuring out what's next.
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Permalink Reply by Sweeney on -
2011 has been a big one for me for a lot of reasons, but I feel like I'm still processing its lessons. I have spent a lot of time reevaluating what I want to do and coming to a conclusion similar to Risha's -- that I am never going to be able to say THIS IS THE THING I WANT TO DO AND THAT IS THAT, so it's better to focus on what I want to do now/next. I worked a handful of different jobs this year, and then I moved to Paris for graduate school. I learned how subjective time can be during the hardest week my family has experienced in a long time, and got to take a moment to reevaluate some of my priorities -- or, really, solidify those that I already had. I took a long look at some of the mistakes that I feel I've made in the last few years and finally realized I needed to stop being so proud/stubborn and took steps to accept the help that was being offered to me.
I think I have had a lot of crazy circumstances this year (that is, my particular shocks to the system and life upheavals have been a little abnormal), but the net result of those experiences has been more or less the same as what happens to most people in their 20's. I'm 23 and this year involved a lot of figuring shit out about myself and my life, and at times figuring out that there are things I'll never be able to answer definitively.
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Permalink Reply by Amy Rose Brown on -
My biggest learning experience was moving across the country with only two suitcases to live on my friend's couch and interview for jobs. It didn't work out the way I planned, but I landed on my feet.
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Permalink Reply by hookeymonster on -
I think it's the end of year in mind that today lead me to finally quit my job. Which I think would be all 3 answers. I love the people I work with for the most part, but I finally realised it was putting me into a very early grave therefore I feel accomplished to have taken this leap, proud of myself for having faith that everything will (hopefully) fall into place and that 2012 will give me a new job just when I need one and that I finally learnt that it's ok to quit things, sometimes things have to end on my terms, not someone else's.
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Permalink Reply by Nikki on -
I have become an asset at my job and my supervisor has dubbed me her righthand girl.
I also have made great progress with school this semester and hope to continue it in the coming year.
and last weekend, I put my insecurities behind me and asked out this hot guy that I have had a crush on.
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Permalink Reply by Nicole Booth on -
My greatest accomplishments of 2011?
1....realizing my fiance was a controlling psycho.
2......and them making him my EX-fiance.
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Permalink Reply by Nagehan on -
1) REalizing that I only have one life to life and I should live to make myself happy
2) ...Furthermore, getting a divorce was the best idea I've made in 2011
3) I learned to surround myself with people who are ambitious and supportive
4) I will graduate from Columbia University graduate school in May!
5) Everyday, I'm learning to appreciate my parents and brother
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Permalink Reply by Megg on -
I managed to get a job in the field I want to work in...or at least close to it. I'm now working with kids (I want to be a children's librarian)! 2010 was really really busy and eventful so I'm actually happy that 2011 wasn't nearly so eventful!
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Permalink Reply by Stephanie Iris on -
My biggest accomplishment this year is starting my blog (and not quitting!)
It seems a bit silly, but I've mature a lot in my writing and it's helped me figure out what I'd like to do once I graduate next May.
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