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921: LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES: Essential Questions for Planning Your New Year

Jan 7, 2025
30:28

Every year I host an Annual Planning Workshop for my business coaching clients. This is a time for folks to look back at their wins from the past year, do some visioning for the upcoming year, and get crystal clear on the specific strategies and action steps they want to take to be successful in the new year.  

As I was leading this workshop in early December, it occurred to me that you all, my lovely leader listeners, could benefit from the same exercises I take my business coaching clients through. In this episode, I walk you through 10 simple, but essential, questions to ask yourself as you plan your upcoming year.  

I don’t believe in resolutions. I don’t believe you need to flip your life upside down and make 734 changes on January 1st. I do believe you need to own wins from the past year so you can see the proof of what you’re capable of moving forward. And, I do believe that you should take some time to reflect on what you want to make happen over the course of the next year sometime in the month of January so you can begin to build the necessary momentum to actually accomplish all you want to accomplish in the next year. 

Here are the 10 questions I walk you through in this episode:

  1. What are my 2024 wins?
  2. What do I want more of in 2025?
  3. What do I want less of in 2025?
  4. What do I want to be most proud of on December 31, 2025?
  5. What are my Big 3 for 2025?
  6. Why do these Big 3 matter to me?
  7. What support do I need to go after and accomplish my Big 3?
  8. What will change for me when I attain my Big 3?
  9. What are the costs of not attaining these Big 3 this year?
  10. What specific steps will I take in the next 90 days to work toward my Big 3?


Like many recent years, 2025 will be a year of change, uncertainty, and quite possibly chaos. The more you can be clear on what you want to accomplish, why you want to accomplish it, and how you’re going to accomplish it, the more you can stay grounded when the going (inevitably) gets tough. 

Happy 2025! You got this and I’m thrilled to be on this journey with you!

Link Mentioned

  • To get notified of my upcoming events, workshops, and retreats for leaders, email me at hello@saradean.com with the subject line “Events!” and I’ll make sure to notify you as I roll out 2025 events! 


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