By ignoring the past and turning our gaze to the future where hope and possibility lie, we miss the opportunity to draw wisdom from the year we just lived.
In the end, you come away with greater clarity around what you want your entrepreneurial journey to be this year.
When you take time to look back over the year you just lived before turning your attention to where you want to go, you give yourself a gift. Through this exercise, you get to celebrate where you kicked ass, honor where you stood in your power, and acknowledge the times you moved through the fear and took courageous action.
But looking at the past is not always easy.
It requires a big dose of self-love and compassion as we forgive ourselves for the miss-steps, misses and disappointments. It also requires that you slow down long enough to reflect on where you’ve been, so you bring a more informed and conscious perspective into the year ahead.
If you are committed to making 2022 your best year yet, take time today to complete the Rearview Mirror Exercise.
Let Your Past Inform Your Future
What went well?
- What are you most proud of accomplishing this year? (Go for 5 or more things you feel good about.)
- What projects, campaigns, promotions, or events brought you the most joy?
- What projects, campaigns, promotions, or events brought you the biggest results? (Notice which show up both in this and the previous question.)
- What 3 key business relationships did you nurture this past year that you can benefit from in the coming year?
- Where did the money flow from easily and without a lot of stress or effort?
What didn’t go so well?
- What projects or promotions didn’t turn out as planned and why?
- Were there decisions that were made, or projects taken on that, in hindsight, you would have done differently?
- If you had a “do-over card,” what would you have done differently last year?
- What do you wish you had done more of last year?
- What do you wish you had done less of last year?
Give yourself the gift of answering these 10 powerful questions and as you do, notice what comes up as a result. What often arises for me is a new level of clarity and distinctions that inform what I want next year to be.
Click here to download the Rear View Mirror Exercise.
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