Every year around this time I make a list of 50 accomplishments. The reason I came up the number 50 is that it takes me beyond all the goals I set and makes me process some of the more subtle accomplishments of the year.

So, at the beginning of my list I have things like “Completed Life Coach School with Brooke Castillo,” and “Won Nano,” but toward the end of the list, closer to 50, I have things on my list that don’t really seem like accomplishments.

Like, “I cut my hair short.”

Why is this an accomplishment? Because I wanted to do it for months, but I was afraid my ears would stick out and I was afraid that I’d look like a boy. Then I finally got to some tipping point within myself and I just went and got it cut. Since then (June, I think,) I haven’t once thought about my ears, which is cool, and every time I had the thought I look like a boy, I pictured the woman who’s hair cut I wanted. She didn’t look like a boy and neither do I.

My accomplishment wasn’t actually cutting my hair, it was recognizing that I’ve changed and accepting myself as I am now.

What have you accomplished in 2012? Try challenging yourself to come up with a list of 50 items. You’ll be surprised what you learn about yourself if you do.