A five question review done on a birthday or new year to ground a written vision for the year ahead.
Emma Grede's framework, from Start With Yourself, pp. 12 to 22.
Why goals were missed
Look back at the goals you did not achieve and find the real reasons with brute honesty, without blaming external factors, then write it down.
Three things you wish you did more of
List three things that give you joy, feel aligned with your purpose or leave you accomplished.
What you are avoiding
Name what you are avoiding and scared of, and ask what you would do if you did not care what anyone would say.
How you will learn and grow
Choose how you will learn and grow in the year to come, such as a course, a practice or a new skill.
Habits and boundaries
Write no more than three habits and three boundaries, treated as limits and nonnegotiables.
From chapter: Part One: Vision, pp. 12–22
Part One is about vision. Grede describes drawing the same Christmas tree scene as a child and later living inside it, then traces her early hustle: a paper round at twelve, selling account cards, writing a hundred letters for unpaid placements and six years at a fashion production company. Her sponsorship division earned millions while she netted £26,000, and a £4,000 raise offer pushed her to quit and build the work for herself. She then sets out her habit of writing multi-year vision statements and a five question yearly process done on her September birthday.
