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At the end of each year, I always make sure to take some time to reflect back on the previous year.
I do this for two reasons:
1. To acknowledge all of the successes and accomplishments of the year. By celebrating all of your “wins”, it gives you more certainty towards achieving your future goals. Not only that, but it feels damn good and you get to feel proud of yourself!
2. To carefully review all of the failures, challenges and goals that I came up short on. What can I learn from these experiences? What good can come from it? By finding the positive and the lessons learned, those challenges then become your asset. This will ensure you don't make the same mistakes or experience the same challenges/failures for your upcoming year.
What gets rewarded, gets repeated. Success breeds more success.
In this video blog, you will see me reflect back and list all of the successes, celebrations and lessons learned from 2016.
There is A LOT more that has happened for me in 2016, but this list is what I came up with during an hour of reflecting back through journals and thinking about my year. I'm probably missing a lot, but these are the highlights.
This “Year In Review” video blog will also include my Monthly Goals Report for December 2016, as I give an update on my goals and progress made during December. There was just no need to make another video blog for that.
CLICK HERE to view my 2016 goals and resolutions and Monthly Goals Reports.
Watch the video below:
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Challenges, Struggles & Failures:
- Didn't have a strong fitness goal to motivate me for the 2nd half of 2016, wasn't as motivated or in good shape
- Had a few too many “cheat meals” during the 2nd half of 2016, I believe related to not having a strong enough fitness goal
- Wasn't as consistent as I'd like to be with some hobbies, such as yoga, muay thai kickboxing and relationship journaling
- Had to re-schedule some goals for 2017, such as Tony Robbins Date With Destiny, Vipassana 10 day meditation retreat and tantra workshop due to poor planning during 2016
- Didn't complete my new self-development course, decided to not rush it and focus on other things, moving it into 2017
- Only completed half of my PADI Scuba Diving training in Thailand, never completed it for the year
- Some goals I wasn't as motivated by, so I changed some of my goals throughout the year
- Planning ahead throughout the year and making sure certain goals don't conflict with one another
- Was a bit overwhelmed during certain times of the year, wanted to take some breaks and relaxation time
- Things didn't work out with an Operations Manager I hired, had to replace them with someone else
- Had some big issues with a book keeper/accountant who I had to fire and replace
- Was a bit disorganized at times in 2017 with my calendar, too much going on and too many things happening last minute. Need to get more organized moving forward.
- Started the Project Life Mastery Teen Mentoring Group, but wasn't as involved as I'd like to be – need to make more time for it!
- Wasn't as consistent with my personal trainer, DXA scans, live blood analysis and a few other measuring tools as I would have like
- Was a bit overwhelmed and stressed on a few projects and deadlines throughout the year
- At times taking on too much or implementing things too fast, would like to slow down a bit more and be more strategic. Sometimes less is more.
- Need to use my team more and delegate – still too many things I'm still doing myself that I shouldn't be doing
Top Lessons Learned And Breakthroughs:
- Be more strategic throughout the year in terms of planning and organizing. Don't take on too much – sometimes less is more.
- Build a TEAM and invest in my team, as it's what will allow me to accomplish more and also have more freedom.
- I'm the artist/skilled producer, need to utilize a strong manager/leader to help me integrate my vision.
- Invest MORE into myself – coaching, mentoring, events, training, etc… I can accelerate my growth even faster.
- Spend more time in a state of abundance – give more, share more, focus on serving others even more.
- I will never be great by focusing on myself. You only become great by serving something bigger than yourself.
- Make sure that I set NEW goals throughout the year for fitness and certain aspects of my life to keep the momentum going.
- Utilize coaches more to help keep me on track, focused and help identify my blind spots.
- Stay consistent with testing and measuring, in all aspects of life.
- “Frank Sinatra doesn't move the piano” – focus more on leveraging others.
- Be even more conservative with my investing – don't invest into anything you don't understand or isn't fully secure.
- Need to escape winters more – spend more time in the sun, migrate more to California or tropical destinations.
Overall, 2016 was an amazing year!
This is a list I came up with within an hour and I'll be sure to continue to add more to it as I reflect on the year more. It's amazing how much progress you can make through goal setting and what is possible if you commit yourself to your goals.
2017 is going to be an even better year! I can't wait to share with you some of my goals and resolutions for 2017.
P.S. Many people ask me how I'm able to achieve so much every year. One of my secret weapons has been the 100 Day Challenge program, which is something I've done every year for the last 5 years in a row. I'll be participating in it again in 2017. If you want to join me in starting off the year fast and strong, then CLICK HERE for the 100 Day Challenge.