Welcome to the day after Christmas! Each year between Christmas and New Years I walk through a simple exercise to help me think through the past year and plan for the coming year. I originally learned this exercise from David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, and have customized it over the years. My wife and I both walk through it, and I use it with those that I coach as well. Allocating an hour or two over the next week to walk through this exercise will help you to start the new year well.
2014 Annual Review
Questions to guide you in your 2014 review and 2015 goal setting.
Consider the following areas as you answer the following questions for 2014 and 2015:
- Physical
- Emotional
- Mental
- Spiritual
- Financial
- Family
- Community
- Service
- Fun
- Creativity
- Recreation
Completing and Remembering 2014
- Review your list of all completed projects
- What was your biggest triumph in 2014?
- What was the smartest decision you made in 2014?
- What one word best sums up and describes your 2014 experience?
- What was the greatest lesson you learned in 2014?
- What was the most loving service you performed in 2014?
- What is your biggest piece of unfinished business in 2014?
- What were you most happy about completing in 2014?
- Who were the three people who had the greatest impact on your life in 2014?
- What was the biggest risk you took in 2014?
- What was the biggest surprise in 2014?
- What important relationship improved the most in 2014?
- What compliment would you have liked to have received in 2014?
- What compliment would you have liked to have given in 2014?
- What else do you need to do or say to be complete with 2014?
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Planning for 2015
- What would you like to be your biggest triumph in 2015?
- What advice would you like to give yourself in 2015?
- What is the major effort you are planning to improve your financial results in 2015?
- What would you be most happy about completing in 2015?
- What major indulgence are you willing to experience in 2015?
- What would you most like to change about yourself in 2015?
- What are you looking forward to learning in 2015?
- What do you think your biggest risk will be in 2015?
- What about your work, are you most committed to changing and improving in 2015?
- What, personally, are you committed to changing and improving in 2015?
- What are three goals you have for 2015?
- What is one as yet undeveloped talent you are willing to explore in 2015?
- What brings you the most joy and how are you going to do or have more of that in 2015?
- Who or what, other than yourself, are you most committed to loving and serving in 2015?
- What one word would you like to have as your theme in 2015?
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