![]() ![]() She talks about how it’s not about NOT having fear. I love what Elizabeth Gilbert says about fear in her book Big Magic. “The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.” ― Elizabeth Gilbert Any time I’ve pushed past my fear to do something I really wanted in life, life rewarded me back. One of the best things you can do to really uplevel is face your fears. Why do you think this one stood out from any others? What’s something I was scared to do but did anyway this past year? Notice what goal you achieved comes to mind first. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Oliver Goldsmith What’s a goal I accomplished this past year?ĭo you set a bunch of goals but only accomplish a couple? Or one? It’s all good. But if you prioritized your health and made space to finally heal from burnout, that’s really wonderful too! It’s your year and your review, so do you. ![]() for you? Remember, your wins don’t have to be big and flashy. Let’s kick things off with a WIN! What’s a standout moment, event, period of time, challenge overcome, etc. What’s something from this past year that I’m proud of? The point is to review the last year-ish (unless you choose a different period of time to review, of course). You can use these questions at the end of the current year (for ex: the last week of December) or the start of the next (for ex: the first week of January). Be sure to stop and celebrate all your wins. These have a nice mix to help you evaluate both what went well and what areas of improvement may be helpful for you in the year ahead. Here are my current 11 end-of-year reflection questions. The important thing is to look back before you look forward. But feel free to use, adjust, and tweak them to meet whatever reflection period you prefer. These questions are designed for an annual review. So, if you haven’t evaluated last year, last quarter, or last month, it’s never too late to start. When you’re just pushing ahead and ahead and ahead, you miss out on powerful insights that can help you figure out what went well and didn’t so you can move forward in the most powerful way possible. This ranged from not stopping to celebrate my wins to not doing an honest evaluation to see how my goals, work, and efforts HAD actually gone (past tense). Over time I realized that I’d been so caught up in the *what’s next* game that I rarely paused to evaluate how things were going. It was something I didn’t do and didn’t think I needed to do – reflection. After studying personal development for decades, I noticed one thing that kept coming up in books I read and podcasts I listened to. If you want to be your best self, listen up. Why You Should Conduct a Personal End-of-Year Review ![]()
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