The annual planning process is a life-changing exercise. Assess the quality of your environment and evaluate whether there are any toxic habits or relationships that are a drag on your growth. Make necessary changes. Write the answers down. The ritual takes 30 minutes each month and creates an opportunity for monthly reflection and course correction on your journey. Go through it individually, but then get together with a small group of intellectual sparring partners and walk through it. Question assumptions and provide feedback. This is a great way to prepare yourself for 2023 to be the best year of your life.
This annual planning process has been an immensely helpful exercise to which I would credit many of my greatest achievements. I hope that it will spark you to conduct your own before year-end. You can download a beautiful (and free!) printable PDF of the template at the link in the newsletter.