2023 Recap & Power Goals for 2024

You're listening to the empowering working moms podcast episode number 77. Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for tuning in today. Nothing lights me up more than doing these podcast episodes. I love it so much. I used to love giving unsolicited advice back in the day, no one wanted to hear it.

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Today, I wanted to share with you something that I do every single year towards the end of the year. And as I approach the following year, I have been doing this I believe since 2020. And I really wanted to share it with you my own special end of the year reflection.

And if you want a copy of the questions, feel free to message me on at Doctor Prianca on Instagram, that link is there too in the show notes. So here we go.

So let's just go over a year end reflection and some of the things to think about. And I record this on a Word document and save it on my computer. And then what's really fun is I get to compare the various years and see all the progress I make each year.

And it's so important to keep in mind all of the great things that we are doing because we just tend to be perfectionists, and therefore we end up focusing on what's not working or what we did imperfectly or what we're not doing right. And that just leads to unhappiness.

So the more we can actually take time out because it's not natural to do this. But take and make the time to see how much we've grown, assess the past year, we learn from our mistakes. And then we make new goals for the following year. And I just love this organizing life or just having some structure and intention.

And I'm going to tell you that I literally just went over my goals for 2023. And I would say I hit 80 to 85% of those goals. There were some big ones that I haven't achieved yet. But I shall transpose it to my new document as I think about 2024. I do really believe that we can all make our dreams come true. I don't care how cheesy that sounds, I fully believe in it.

So hopefully you agree too and don't think that's completely kooky. But I really believe that we can think about something, we have a dream in mind, we put it out there in the universe, and we are smart and capable women, so we can truly make anything happen. Truly, anything we decide we get to make our dreams a reality.

And the only caveat I will mention for that though, is that sometimes our dreams take longer to realize than we want them to because the universe doesn't work like that. But I do know that your dream will come true. As long as you don't give up on yourself. You gotta bet on yourself and go for it. Alright, that's enough of that soapbox.

So now when we're thinking about 2023, here are some things to reflect on. And I would definitely listen to this when you can actually make a note or take notes and not while you're driving. Or pause if you need to think about the answers to some of these questions. So really reflecting on what worked and what went well. What did I create? This can be a feeling, this can be a trip, this can be an experience, this can be anything, what did you create? How did I grow as a person?

And there's so much that you've probably grown in your life this past year, and you don't even realize it. Think about how you interact with your family, or your friends, or patients, or clients, or people at work? How has that changed? How have you matured?

Which goals from last year did you achieve? And which ones did you achieve, and why and how? And which ones did you not achieve? And why didn't you achieve them? Or how are you on your way to achieving the goals that you did not achieve from last year? I think that's actually a better question. How are you on your way? So what did not go well?

What would you do differently if you could reflect back on this year? What were some major moments? What were some major milestones? What were some incredible memories from this year? And for me, I turned 40 this year so that was a special milestone for me and memory as well. And I was able to make a dream of mine come true for that also, so I'm really happy when I look back on that for 2023.

What are you proud of? This could be your qualities. This could be habits that you've cultivated. This could be something you've achieved in your career, this could be something you've done as a mom, something you're just doing for your mental health. Have you run a marathon? I mean, so many things we can be proud of. And we can be proud of really small things too, like doing handiwork at home by ourselves.

What were some of your very, very best moments that make you smile, make you laugh, put a giant grin on your face? What was fun? What was the most fun that you had? What were some serious fun times where you were being goofy? I think for me it's when I'm dancing. So I think about those moments, and that's when I feel the most carefree. So that's the most fun for me.

What felt hard? What was hard last year? And I think it's good to look at this because it's okay to feel like things are hard. It's okay, we get to give ourselves grace to feel some of the more negative parts of life. Because life really is 50/50. And the more we can embrace the messiness of it all, the less we suffer, I think, because you realize, hey, this is just part of the course that's going to pass.

Which areas were difficult? So what were some major challenges? This is sort of similar to what felt hard. So what were challenges? And then when you think about the challenges, what did you learn from these challenges?

How am I different than I was a year ago? This is a great one. And when I look at this one, I feel so proud of myself thinking about how I'm different in how I was a year ago. What are some serious lessons that you've learned from 2023?

Come up with three to five words or phrases to describe 2023. For me, I have gratitude, freedom and growth. What are you the most grateful for in 2023? So it's always good to reflect. And I highly suggest doing this every December, really reflecting on the year.

So now that we've reflected, we can move on to 2024. So what are three major things you want to focus on in 2024, and it can be broad. Once you come up with those, what are habits that you already have that you want to continue in 2024? So for me, I increased my working out in 2023. I used to work out probably three to four days a week, and now I'm closer to four to six. So I work out more.

But I basically maintained that habit and continued it. I wanted to meditate regularly, I'd fallen off the wagon at some point. So I want to continue my meditation, I want to continue the mindfulness, I want to continue reading, these are all things I've always done. I started getting into manifestation stuff, and the universe and energy and all this kind of fun, more woowoo stuff at the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023. So I'd like to continue those habits.

And then if you have any new habits that you want to develop, add those. I think for me, I'm maxed out on my habits right now. But you've got room if you want to add something new. How do I want to challenge myself in 2024? So I challenge myself in 2024 to do the following. So come up with some goals that you have. In 2024, I want to prioritize the following relationships. In 2024, this is my purpose.

So mine, for example, is self love and spread joy to others through myself and the work that I do. So it can be really anything that you want, any mantra. Then list just any goals or generalized things that you want to achieve. And then reflect on for 2024 success looks like. So put that in there.

In envisioning your ideal year ahead, what do you want? Think about what you want in your personal life, your professional life, for yourself, and how do you want to feel? And I think when you have an idea of how you want to feel, and you have that word in mind, you can also convert that word, how you want to feel, to your theme for 2024. I believe my theme for this year was fun. And I think I did have a lot of fun this year.

Now if you need a hard copy and hand out of this just again, message me at DoctorPrianca on Instagram and I will email it to you no problem. In case listening to this, you're more of a visual learner, and you need to see the stuff. But this gives you a lot of homework for your year end reflection along with coming up with 2024 goals.

I don't believe in resolutions really, I think people lose steam on those and then they forget about them. But I do find that when I reflect and I write things down in this way, I do end up sticking to it. And also it's a great way to just manifest by writing stuff down. And you make a list of things that you want and a lot of times if you're open the universe will present that to you. So see how that goes. And I know that it is going to be a great exercise for you to do before we hit 2024.

Now if you're feeling like when you get home after a long day of work, there's still a bajillion emails pending or charts pending, you can't separate work from home. Then during storytime with your kids, you don't even know what you're reading. You want to be present but your brain is just spinning in a million different directions thinking about your work and your to do lists piling up so you're exhausted and you're not enjoying your life.

If that's the case, book a call with me to learn more about working with me, to be out of burnout and exhaustion for good in 90 days or less. PriancaNaikMDcoaching.as.me. Link is in the show notes. Thank you so much for tuning in this week and I will talk to you next week.