If you want to start 2026 off strong, it's all about ending 2025 with intention. We’re rapidly approaching the end of the year (HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?), and I have a rigorous reflection process for tracking the highs, lows, and lessons of the last 12 months.

You need to understand where you’ve been to plan where you’re going, so in today’s episode, we’re breaking down how to do a powerful year-end audit, reflect on your biggest lessons, and “soft launch” your New Year goals so you have real momentum heading into 2026. I’m walking you through my full reflection process, including the journaling prompts, assessments, goal-setting exercises, and year-in-review questions I use to evaluate what worked this year… and what absolutely did not.

This episode is for anyone craving clarity, direction, and a more aligned year ahead.

You’ll learn how to map your biggest wins, your patterns, your energy drains, and your most valuable lessons, and then turn all of that insight into actionable goals you can start testing before January 1st.

As a bonus, I created a free Year-End Audit & Goal-Setting Guide, which you can download here to accompany this episode!

Tune in to hear more about:

• Leveraging the holiday slowdown to get ahead and test-drive new goals/habits
• Why we should give our new goals a trial run before January starts
• The journaling prompts I use to reflect on the year’s biggest lessons and takeaways
• Measuring your satisfaction using the Life Balance Wheel
• A game-changing exercise for auditing your time and how you spent your energy this year
• Honing in on areas for improvement, and setting SMART goals for each category
• The power of a guiding quote or mantra

Everything we cover in today’s episode is available to download in our free year-end audit, get your guide today and get a head start on your new year planning. You’ve got this.

Resources mentioned:

End Of Year Audit

How to set SMART goals

How To Design A Life Of Purpose, Using Ikigai

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