As the end of the year is quickly approaching, you may be inclined to start planning your New Year’s resolution list. Before preparing for what’s next, it’s important to reflect on your 2024 journey. Using journaling or meditation to intentionally review both your challenges and highlights should be an annual end-of-year practice. Honoring your 2024 journey by self-reflecting on how these experiences impacted your individual growth will allow you to make informed decisions about the next steps of your life. Luckily, we have questions to help with your self-guided end-of-year review.
What are your proudest moments of 2024?
Self-reflecting on your proudest moments of the year is important to appreciate the beautiful highs of 2024. We are inclined to often focus on our failures and mistakes without giving the same energy to moments worth celebrating. So, take the time to pat yourself on the back for the moments that gave you pride and gratitude this year.
What was your most difficult moment of the year, and how did you overcome it?
Another end-of-year moment worth reviewing is your lowest period of 2024 and how you specifically overcame that hurdle. In the present moment of going through hardships, it can be tough to imagine life beyond that challenge, but once you get through it, it can be easy to overlook your resilience. Therefore, honoring your capacity for perseverance and problem-solving will allow you to appreciate your capacity for self-development.
What were your most impactful relationships of 2024?
It is also important to appreciate your most impactful relationships of the year and how they contributed to your overall individual growth. During this end-of-year review, evaluate which relationships helped you become the desired version of yourself as opposed to relationships that hindered your growth. This reflection will allow you to understand which relationships are worth your energetic investment moving forward.
What valuable skills have you gained in 2024 and how can you implement them into the next year?
Reflecting on the skills you have gained during 2024 is an important part of your end-of-year review. When thinking about skills, what usually comes to mind is something tangible like cooking or networking; intangible skills such as emotional awareness or spiritual growth are just as valuable. Be sure to account for any newly gained or improved skills throughout the year.
How has your career trajectory been impacted this year?
Career accounts for a big portion of our lives, so it should be highlighted during your end-of-year review. Moving forward, this will allow you to be more intentional about your career trajectory, depending on whether you feel closer or further away from your career goals at the end of this year.
How has your relationship with finances changed in 2024?
Since money impacts our daily lives, thinking about how your relationship with finances has evolved, whether positively or negatively, will allow you to reevaluate your money matters. How you feel about money profoundly impacts your sense of worth, so making necessary changes to have a healthy relationship with finances should be a priority for the upcoming year.
How has your mental and physical health been impacted this year?
It is worth acknowledging the privilege of ending the year with your mental and physical health fully intact. If you managed to survive or are still navigating any health scares, it is also worth honoring that you are still alive to see another day. Prioritizing your holistic health during your end-of-year review will inform the preventative health practices needed to maintain your wellness.
How did you center joy in your life this year? What are some hobbies/activities that brought you pleasure in 2024?
One overlooked aspect of our lives is centering on what brings us joy through simple pleasures such as hobbies. Reflecting on the 2024 moments that reminded you about the beauty of life, whether through creative expression or child-like imagination, will allow you to prioritize those practices next year.
How has your relationship with yourself shifted this year?
Your end-of-year review cannot be complete without evaluating how your relationship with self has shifted since the beginning of 2024. If you feel like the same person you were at the start of the year, then evaluating your potential resistance to change is helpful because evolution is a natural part of life. Becoming a better version of yourself requires intentional practice, which you can prioritize next year by centering self-awareness.
What is your biggest end-of-year takeaway based on your 2024 journey?
To conclude your end-of-year reflection, ask yourself, based on your 2024 journey, what your current-self would advise the version of you from the beginning of the year? Your response indicates the biggest takeaway of 2024 and how these lessons can be implemented into the next year.
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