Season 1 comes to a close with the final SPUG tenet: Reflection.

In this episode, I discuss why reflection isn't about assigning blame, it's about discovering the next direction. Using military debrief techniques, root-cause analysis, and personal experiences, I explain how looking inward allows us to grow stronger than we were yesterday.

Topics include:

• Why Reflection completes the SPUG framework
• Conducting personal "debriefs" after successes and failures
• Using root-cause analysis instead of self-blame
• The importance of intrinsic motivation
• Why goals may evolve, and why that's okay
• Why the nine SPUG tenets are designed to work together, not as isolated principles
• A personal story about applying SPUG within my own marriage and what it taught m ...