A Year in Review - Top 5 Year-End Reflection Questions to Ask Yourself

Reflecting on your year is a powerful way to end the year because it can help you to recognize/remember all the awesomeness that happened and plan your goals for the upcoming year.  

The New Year is quickly approaching so I wanted to share my TOP 5 year-end reflection questions.  I like these questions because they've got a positive focus.  We can be SO HARD on ourselves, which can often be very de-motivating, so I like to use questions that force me to think positively about how the year went.  

Here are my top 5 year-end reflection questions:  

1. What were my favorite moments/highlights of the year?
2. What were my biggest challenges/obstacles of the year?
3. What accomplishments am I most proud of?  
4. What NEW things did I try this year? Were these things outside my comfort zone?  
5. What could I have done better?  

These questions can be applied in a general way, or you could specify separate answers to the questions for specific areas in life (i.e. wellness, professional, personal).  I encourage you to answers the questions thoughtfully and reflect on how your answers make you feel. 

Once you've finished your year-end reflection it's time to set your new goals for the upcoming year!  What do you want to accomplish in 20187?  I encourage you to set goals for all areas that are important to you and break them down into an action plan of measurable tasks/accomplishments that will help you achieve your goals.  Once you've got all this planned out, I suggest that you schedule a time to review your goals at the end of each month throughout the year. Monthly check-ins are very helpful to track your progress and make changes to your goals, which will keep you mindful of what you what to accomplish (and act on it!). 

NamaSTAY Fit for the Holidays

I've always loved intense workouts (fast pace, heavy weights, loud music... you get the picture).  But after my month-long illness this fall I needed to gradually work my way back into a good exercise routine and I started following along to various yoga and PiYo workouts in Beachbody on Demand.  My body feels great from all the restorative exercise and I find I'm enjoying these workouts more and more.  

I've decided I'm going to end the year with a little self-challenge by completing the 3 Week Yoga Retreat program, which means I'll do 3 straight weeks of yoga from December 11 - December 30.  I'm naming the challenge "Namastay Fit for the Holidays" - get it?  

Anyway, I will be completely transparent with you by admitting this is totally putting me outside of my comfort zone.  I'm not sure I'll survive with doing 3 weeks of yoga!  Will I get bored?  Will I like the program?  Will it be too hard?  too easy?  I HAVE NO IDEA!  But I'm willing to give it a shot because it's a do-able (the workouts are 30 minutes or less and they're appropriate for beginners) for me to keep up with and I believe the physical and mental benefits of yoga will be much needed over the next few hectic weeks.  

Would you like to join along with me and get your "flow on" over the next few weeks?  If you already have Beachbody on Demand there's nothing you need to do.  The 3 Week Yoga Retreat is included in your membership!  If you don't have Beachbody on Demand you can activate a free 14-day trial.  

Send me an email if you'd like to join along with me or want more info.