As the end of the year approaches, I invite you to join me in my annual ritual of reflecting, reassessing, and recalibrating using these journal prompts.
First, let’s conduct a thorough review of your year’s most impactful moments and the meaning you chose to make of them with some journal prompts. Highlighting these experiences and how your responses to them reaffirmed or contradicted your character is the key to personal and professional growth.
With this in mind, your interpretations offer valuable insight into how to pivot for the new year ahead. In a chaotic world, order is restored by being intentional with your time and energy. This helps you manage the daily stressors and major life events that none of us can avoid. Getting your behavior aligned with what you truly value is critical. Doing so will allow you to focus on your goals and optimize your wellness and productivity practices.
Reflect on your 2024:
- My proudest moments in 2024 were ________.
- The hardest lessons I learned in 2024 were ________.
- What did these experiences tell me about who I am?
- In 2025, I want to incorporate more ________.
- In 2025, I will do less _______.
Once you answer these questions, you can start synthesizing them. Naturally, the more you reflect, the more you can translate them into action items for the new year. To illustrate, take a look at mine:
- Life Lessons I Learned This Year: Healthy Stress Management & Productivity Techniques For Working Moms
- Life Lessons I Learned This Year: Do The Uncomfortable Thing
- Life Lessons I Learned This Year: Your Emotions Are Your Friends
What do you plan to incorporate more of in 2025?
