Reflect on Your Year

Amy Chapman
Nov 3
2 min read

As the end of the year approaches, it can be a good opportunity to look back on your accomplishments, challenges and insights in order to close the last chapter on the year and move forwards with fresh appreciation for how far you have come.

Wheel of Life

Use this template to record a score out of 10 for each of these 8 areas of your life. This can give an easy indication of the ares of life to focus on in the upcoming year.

The Past Year

Go through your calendar week by week and write down some of the important and memorable events. If you need to help jog your memory, also have a look through some of the photos you may have taken this year.

Take a look at some of the areas below and ask yourself what significant events in each of them were.

Personal Life, Family	Career, Studies
Friends, Community	Relaxation, Hobbies, Creativity
Physical health, Fitness	Mental health, Self-knowledge
Habits that define you	Things you did this year to leave the world in a better shape than you found it

Six Sentences About Your Past Year

The wisest decision I made ....

The biggest lesson I learned ...

The biggest risk I took ...

The biggest surprise of the year...

The most important thing I did for others ...

The biggest thing I accomplished ...

Six Questions About Your Past Year

What are you most proud of?

Who are the 3 people who influenced you the most?

What were your biggest challenges?

What were you not able to accomplish?

What is the best thing you discovered about yourself?

What are you most grateful for?

Forgiveness

Did anything happen during the past year that still needs to be forgiven? Do you need to forgive yourself for any deeds or words that you may regret? What are you angry with yourself for?

Letting Go

Is there anything you need to let go of before you can start your next year? What do you need to leave behind and not carry into the next year? What do you need to surrender and what can it be replaced by?