A FEW OF MY FAVORITE PROMPTS THIS TIME OF YEAR

It’s Thursday morning and I’m presenting a one page, 90 day business planner to an incredible group of professionals.  We are gathered to spend time and focus on where we’ve been and where we are headed.  They are engaged, our hour together is flying by.  A shared experience is materializing in the room that has less to do with the actual content then what is happening because they are together. Sharing strength and struggle, they are connecting with vulnerability and full transparency.  Encouraging each other and making commitments to stay connected and accountable.  This kind of magic can’t be manufactured, it’s exclusive to the shared space they are collectively creating together.

 

There was a special kind of energy in the room last week, one that at first felt episodic, relevant to the present moment.  But, it wasn’t.  The feeling lingered. I found myself thinking about what I had felt and witnessed, long after our time together.  I encountered multiple interactions with participants later in the week who left feeling the same way.  Here’s what I know to be true.  When we decide to reflect, learn, make plans and grow together it lands different. Connection creates an energy that inspires possibility and confidence, exposing new edges for us to explore.  

 

As you begin to wind down your year and think about next, I encourage you to make time and space to reflect on your experiences from 2023.  Make time to dream and craft new plans for the year ahead. Please don’t go it alone, I invite you to share with a friend, a colleague, a coach or mentor. Sharing your dreams and ideas with someone you trust will leave you better and braver than you were before.

 

A few of my favorite prompts to get you started:

 

 

 

 

The year ahead belongs to you, make it count.  As always, stay open, brave, and on-purpose.