Your End of Year Reflection Guide

A Quiet Pause Before Stepping Forward

As the year comes to a close, this guide invites you to pause — not to evaluate or judge, but to reflect with intention. Leadership growth often happens beneath the surface, and this moment is an opportunity to acknowledge what shifted, what strengthened, and what feels complete.

Take your time. There are no right or wrong answers.

1. Looking Back with Perspective

Rather than focusing on outcomes or achievements, begin by noticing the experience of the year.

• As you reflect on this year, what stands out most?
• What moments — challenging or affirming — shaped how you showed up?
• What did this year require you to learn or unlearn?

2. Growth Beneath the Surface
Leadership evolves quietly. Often, growth shows up in how we respond rather than what we produce.

• Where did you stretch beyond what felt comfortable?
• How did your voice, confidence, or clarity shift over time?
• In what moments did you choose alignment over expectation?

3. Letting Go To Make Space
Every year asks us to release something — habits, assumptions, or roles that no longer fit.

• What feels complete or ready to be left behind?
• What drained your energy more than it gave back?
• What are you choosing not to carry forward?

4. Carrying Forward What Matters
As you prepare for what’s next, notice what you want to bring with you.

• What strengths or practices supported you this year?
• What values do you want to protect as you move forward?
• What feels essential to who you are becoming as a leader?

5. Setting an Intention (Not a Resolution)
Before setting goals, consider beginning with intention — a way of showing up rather than a list of outcomes.

• How do you want to feel as you step into the new year?
• What quality do you want to lead with more consistently?
• What word or phrase could serve as a compass for the year ahead?

A Final Thought
Now is the moment to look ahead.

The reflections you’ve just completed are not an ending — they are your starting point. They bring clarity to what matters most, focus to where your energy belongs, and confidence in how you move forward. When you lead from this place, planning becomes purposeful and action becomes aligned.

As you begin shaping the year ahead, let this awareness guide your goals. Not just toward what feels achievable, but toward what feels meaningful. This is where intention meets momentum — and where boldness becomes grounded, not forced.

If you’re ready to take the next step, explore how to translate insight into bold, intentional goals in From Reflection to Reinvention, and design a year that truly reflects who you are and where you’re going.

This is how you begin a great year — with clarity, confidence, and the courage to make it B.O.L.D.™

Topics: Goals, Reflection Guide