Below are a few questions worth asking yourself as you look back on the past year — a simple way to reflect on what happened, what you learned, and where you’re headed next. A big thanks to my brother Brandon Hayes for sending me these questions last year:
How has this year gone?
What went well?
What went badly?
Why?
What lessons did I learn?
What habit or system accounted for most of my success?
What are the most valuable ways I spend my time?
How can I find more time for this?
What brought me the most happiness?
How can I help these activities to happen more often?
Who are the people that had the greatest impact on me?
How can I see and collaborate with them more?
What did I expect to complete, but didn’t?
Is this still an important goal of mine? If so, how can I make future follow-through more likely?
What are the least valuable ways I am spending my time?
How can I prevent myself from continuing to spend time in this way?
How have my goals or priorities shifted over the last few months?
Is there anything I am still doing that is no longer in alignment? Why?