Before You Plan: How Reflecting on the Year You Lived Can Transform How You Show Up Next

Unexpected demands, curveballs, and complexity can show up in our year whether we plan for them or not. Life rarely follows neat outlines, even when we begin with vision boards and bold declarations about growth, visibility, or reset.

In this episode of Branding Room Only, Paula Edgar explores the space between the year you thought you’d have and the year you actually lived—and why that gap matters to your personal brand. This episode introduces a personal branding reset grounded in alignment, clarity, and grace, guiding listeners to reflect on what to keep, what to cut, and what needs to evolve before planning what comes next.

00:57 – What the difference between the year you planned vs. the year you lived tells you

2:33 – Three keys to your personal brand reset

3:20 – Reflective questions for what to keep

4:17 – Reflective questions for what to cut out

5:29 – Reflection on what needs to change

6:15 – The impact of planning from a place of honesty instead of pressure

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