Make Shift Happen with Samantha Daily The End-of-Year Reset High Performers Actually Need for 2026
Dec 24, 2025
Discover the crucial end-of-year reflection that high performers often overlook. Explore how to effectively audit your life, defining core focus areas and identifying what drains your energy. Learn about different business seasons and why gratitude lists alone won't suffice. Dive into journaling prompts that push deeper than surface reflections. Unpack the hidden costs of opportunities and relationships, and explore various forms of productive rest, ensuring your new year starts with clarity and intention.
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Year Of Shedding, Not Acceleration
- 2025 acted as a year of endings and shedding rather than explosive growth.
- Samantha Daily frames it as numerology's year nine and the snake energy of letting go to become new.
Do A Camera-Roll Life Audit
- Audit your year by scrolling your camera roll and listing monthly highlights to jog memory.
- Then rate eight life categories 1–10 and pick four core focuses to improve in 2026 with 1–2 intentions each.
Journal Targeted Year-End Questions
- Use focused journaling prompts to summarize the year's lessons, disappointments, and milestones.
- Include business-specific reflection prompts like 'Where did I overcomplicate what wanted to be simple?' and 'What scaled and what quietly broke?'.