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In this week’s episode of the Memory Makers Podcast, Russ Van Natta and Danny Gruening ask 11 questions to help you plan your BEST year ever! They offer thought-provoking questions to celebrate successes, distill wisdom from challenges, and plan for massive growth in the year ahead. Discover how to identify your favorite failure, set relationship goals, and create more daily joy. Finish strong and step into 2025 with intention and purpose.

Don’t miss this guide to ending the year on a high note and making 2025 your best year ever!

In this episode, we share 11 questions from the reflection/envisioning exercise. But if you want the full exercise, you can find the entire list of questions below.

Reflecting on 2024

What are my most significant events and wins from this year? (Don’t be shy. List them all, big and small!)
What win am I most proud of?
What is something surprising I learned about myself?
What am I most grateful for in my life?
What relationship did I strengthen the most?
What is one hard decision I made that improved my life?
What is my favorite failure? (Failure is good because it is necessary for growth)
What is one thing I can forgive myself for in 2024?
What one word or phrase best sums up and describes my 2024 experience?
What is something I need to leave behind (or let go of) in 2024 so I can confidently move forward in 2025?

Envisioning 2025

What is a new experience I want to have?
What am I most committed to improving?
What relationships do I want to strengthen?
What skills or talents do I want to develop?
How will I be more open-minded and open-hearted?
How will I be kinder to myself? To others?
How am I going to create more joy on a daily basis?
What are the top three areas of focus for my personal life?
What are the top three areas of focus for my professional life?
What will be my biggest achievement at the end of the year?
What one word or phrase will be my intention/theme for 2025? You can think of this as a word for the year, or a feeling, etc. (Examples: focus, intention, growth, contribution, peace, boundaries, education, community, etc.)

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