- Watch the footage a couple of times. The first time, everything is a shock, but you need to get used to the fact that you aren't doing what you thought you were. Repeated viewings will make you comfortable with watching yourself and help you pick out the little things.
- Think like an opponent. What do you see you doing well? How would you counter it? What is the biggest error you're making? How would someone take advantage of that?
- Take notes. What is the easiest thing for you to improve? What can you put on the back burner, as it were, because you're doing it well? Give some thought to this and you'll find that you can really improve the efficiency of your training. Which of your habits are symptoms of bad technique and which ones are symptoms of a poor mindset? Be honest.
- Structure your future training around the things that you need to improve.
- Make another tape. Have you improved? If so, cool. Now move on to the next set of bad habits. If not, why? Do you need to restructure your training again, or do you just need more time?
Oh, who am I kiding? :)
* As an aside, getting over yourself is one of the best things you can do in your life. Sifu Z has some great insight into this, but that's for another time.
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