End-of-Year Reflection and Intention Setting: Tools to Close the Year with Clarity

As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and prepare for what’s next. In this solo episode, I’m sharing a practice that has been a cornerstone of my personal and professional growth over the last five years: end-of-year reflection and intention setting. This simple yet transformative exercise helps me acknowledge wins, integrate lessons, and set a clear vision for the coming year—and now, I’m inviting you to make it your own.

This episode is filled with reflective questions to help you:

• Celebrate your achievements and identify the actions that led to success.

• Extract valuable lessons from challenges and integrate them into your future goals.

• Clarify what you want and who you need to become to bring your dreams into reality.

• Set intentions that align with your values, priorities, and the impact you want to create.

To make this process even easier, I’ve recapped all the reflection and intention-setting questions at the end of the episode, and they’re included below for your convenience. Use these as a guide to dive into your own reflection practice and set your intentions for the year ahead.

 

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Reflection Questions to Close the Year

1. What went well this year?

2. What did I do to make that thing go well?

3. What is an accomplishment or milestone that I didn’t celebrate enough?

4. What didn’t go well this year?

5. What did I learn from what didn’t go well?

6. What else do I need to reflect on so that I can do better?

7. What do I want to remember about this year?

8. How did I stay true to my values this year?

9. What am I most proud of?

Intention-Setting Questions for the Coming Year

1. What do I want?

2. Who do I need to become this year to make that happen?

3. What lessons and insights from last year do I want to carry forward into the coming year?

4. What am I most looking forward to and why?

5. What am I worried about or dreading and why?

6. How do I want to show up this coming year for myself, my loved ones, my colleagues, and my community?

7. What makes it easier or harder for me to show up in the way that I want to?

 

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Whether this year brought triumphs, setbacks, or a mix of both, this practice will help you wrap up with clarity and purpose—and step into the new year with renewed focus and confidence.

Tune in and use this guide to design a year that reflects who you are and where you want to g