{"id":8474,"date":"2024-01-07T03:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T03:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T01:32:44","slug":"annual-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegrossblog.com\/?p=8474","title":{"rendered":"ANNUAL REVIEW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I came across a “Personal Annual Review” template from Sahil Bloom as 2023 was drawing to a close.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

I have made plenty of useful resolutions in past Januaries, but this year I was looking for a new angle.<\/p>\n\n\n

So I thought Bloom’s Annual Review might be a useful exercise. I was confident enough in this belief that, even before I had applied it to my own life, I recommended it a few days ago through the weekly email newsletter that I publish for Mission Resource.<\/p>\n\n\n

Now that I have started working through it myself?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

I wish I could pass it to everyone I know.<\/p>\n\n\n

In his Annual Review, Bloom walks you through 7 key questions:<\/p>\n\n\n

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  1. What did I change my mind on this year?<\/li>\n\n\n
  2. What created energy this year?<\/li>\n\n\n
  3. What drained energy this year?<\/li>\n\n\n
  4. Who were the boat anchors in my life? (People who held you back. This is the only question I couldn’t relate to.)<\/li>\n\n\n
  5. What did I not do because of fear?<\/li>\n\n\n
  6. What were my greatest hits and worst misses this year?<\/li>\n\n\n
  7. What did I learn this year?<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

    The longer I have sat with these questions in front of me, the more insight I have gained. As Bloom quotes from John Dewey: “We do not learn from experience … we learn from reflecting on experience.”<\/p>\n\n\n

    It’s not too late for some reflecting on 2023! It will make a solid foundation for further growth in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

    Bloom’s work is aesthetically and functionally well-formatted. You can download your own copy at sahilbloom.com\/annual-review <\/b><\/a>for the price of your email address. (Bloom publishes a regular email newsletter that is worth checking out too.)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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