Questions to reflect on in any given year

Questions to help you identify your key takeaways, insights and highlights from the past year and set your clear intentions for the year ahead.

Hey friends,

As the new year draws to a close it offers us a wonderful opportunity to pause and reflect on the lessons we have learned in the past year, so we can enter a new year with more wisdom, clarity and strength.

Here are a few questions to help you identify your key takeaways, insights and highlights from the past year and set your clear intentions for the year ahead.

You might like to answer them in a journal or just take a moment to contemplate them silently to yourself.

PLEASE NOTE:: Sorry, I may have repeated questions…lol. Just bypass them and onto the next one…

So, In the past year…

•  What were the best decisions you made? 
•  How are you different from a year ago?
•  What have you learned from the hard times?
•  What did you enjoy the most this year?
•  What are you most proud of this year?
•  What did you learn about yourself?
• What energized you? What drained you?
•  What advice would you have given to your last-year self if you could go back and start the year again?
•  What matters most to you in the next year? 
•  What are you going to continue doing?
•  What do you want to change completely?
•  How do you intend to be different at the end of next year?
• What is your highest intention for this next year?
• What is the most important goal I achieved this year?
• What is the most important goal I want to achieve in the new year?
• What was my biggest career accomplishment?
• What was the most enjoyable part of my work (both professionally and at home)?
• What was my biggest relationship accomplishment?
• In what area do I feel I’ve made my biggest improvements?
• What was the most challenging part of this year for me?
• Who were my most valuable relationships with?
• Who is someone I got to know better this year?
• Who do I wish I had gotten to know better in the past year?
• What was the best way I used your time this past year?
• What was my single biggest time waster in life this past year?
• What was the biggest surprise of the year?
• What’s the biggest mistake of the year, and the lesson learned as a result?
• What was the most fun I had this year?
• What was my best memory of the year?
• What are three words to describe the past year, and why?
• If I could travel back to the beginning of the year, what advice would I give myself?
• If I could travel back to the beginning of the year, what would I change?
• What’s the status of the goals I set last year and what goals do I want to set for the year going forward?
• What is the most important lesson you learned this year?
• What is the best thing that happened?
• What challenges did you overcome?
• What new skills did you learn?
• What did you do for your career growth?
• What did you enjoy the most?
• What was your favourite moment?
• How did you have fun?
• What new habits did you start?
• What are you the most proud of this year?
• What did you learn about yourself?
• How did you live by your core values?
• How did your relationships (family, friends, work) evolve?
• What was the best decision you took?
• How did you fail?
• What got in the way of your success?
• What would you do differently if you could?
• How are you different than a year ago?
• What did you do for your physical and mental health?
• Who or what had the biggest impact on your life this year?
• What did you let go of?
• What were the most useful resources you had?
• 2What are you thankful for this year?
• What did you leave unfinished?
• What was the best compliment you received?
• If you were to talk about this year like a story, how would you write it? Start writing…
• How do you describe this year in 3 to 5 keywords?
• What energised you? what drained you?
• How kind were you to yourself?
• What advice would you give your last-year self?

I hope this is helpful for you. Wishing you ease, strength and magic moments for the year ahead. Thanks for being a part of this community and happy new year 🙂

Written by Mellie O’Brien & Debie Lee … some questions were also taken from google, edge & friends. Should you think of other questions please feel free to journal on them.