Making Your AssessmentAssessment doesn't need to be an arduous or complicated process.

Simply look back on the past six months. Examine yoursuccesses-and your failures-and figure out what went right, orwrong.

A common mistake many entrepreneurs make is focusing on the hitsand ignoring the misses. But you might learn a lot more from yourflops. Think about what went wrong and how you might have been ableto prevent it. Figure out how to avoid repeating those errors.

Analyzing your mistakes is perhaps the most crucial part of thisprocess because you'll learn what not to do. Above all,don't beat yourself up. Remember, it's OK to make a mistakeonce; it's only foolish to make the same one twice.

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