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Extract specific insights about past behavior patterns and mindset changes
Anyone doing serious annual reflection who wants concrete rather than abstract insights
2-3 hours for full year reviewWhat Success Looks Like
You have 2-3 specific examples of how you've changed your mind, can identify energy patterns with concrete activities, and have actionable insights rather than vague feelings about your year.
Steps to Execute
Open your calendar application (Google Calendar, etc.)
Navigate to January of the past year
Look at your weeks, activities, meetings, people you spent time with
Place yourself mentally in the shoes of that past version of yourself
Think about your core behaviors, mindsets, habits from those moments
Ask: What about that younger version of myself makes me cringe now?
Those cringe moments are where you've changed your mind
Repeat process looking at energy-creating vs energy-draining activities across the year
Checklist
Inputs Needed
- Historical calendar data
- Memory of past mindsets and behaviors
- Honest self-assessment capability
Outputs
- 2-3 specific mind changes with examples
- Energy audit with concrete activities listed
- Boat anchor identification
- Fear-based inaction list
- Greatest hits and misses analysis
Example
“Entrepreneur opens January 2025 calendar, sees they were meeting with 20 different potential co-founders, realizes they believed 'diversification is key' back then, but now cringes at the scattered approach. This reveals they changed their mind about focus vs diversification - a concrete insight to carry forward.”