Episode 84

Reflecting on Growth. Year-End Reviews with Intuition

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Taking time to review your year is one of the most powerful and supportive practices you can give yourself. It’s not about performance. It’s not about measuring success in numbers. It’s about awareness. When you stop to look back, gently, intuitively, and with compassion, you begin to understand the shifts you’ve moved through and the ones still waiting to unfold.

A yearly review isn’t about judgment. It’s about insight. It’s about honouring the real, lived experience of your year, personally, professionally, and spiritually, and choosing to meet it with honesty and grace. The process itself can be simple, but the impact is profound.

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Begin with a Clearing

Before you even start, take time to energetically close the year. This might be a short ceremony, a moment of stillness, or a grounding practice. Whatever it is, let it signal to your body and your intuition that you’re creating space to reflect, not from a place of logic or criticism, but from trust and softness.

When you approach the review with openness, your intuition has room to speak. If you start from the mind, you may notice doubts, judgments, or “shoulds” taking over. But if you lead from your inner knowing, the review becomes more aligned, and far more nourishing.

Reviewing Your Personal Year

Start by reflecting on your personal life. Instead of setting rigid goals or targets, think in terms of desires. What were you truly desiring this past year? It might have been health, energy, deeper relationships, or more rest. Look at those desires through the lens of compassion.

  • Did you move toward those desires, even in small ways?
  • If something didn’t unfold the way you expected, can you uncover why with kindness?
  • Were those desires truly yours, or were they influenced by a coach, mentor, or outside voice?

Sometimes we set intentions that were never aligned to begin with. That’s not a failure. That’s clarity. It’s a reminder to check in before we take action, to ask whether something is truly ours, or something we’ve been told we should want.

Reflecting on Business and Mindset

When you move into your business review, allow yourself to go deeper than the surface. It’s not just about numbers, it’s about energy. Look at the different parts of your business with curiosity, not judgment. Ask what felt aligned, what drained you, what surprised you, and what inspired you.

You might explore:

  • Your client experiences, how many came in, who returned, what patterns emerged.
  • The content you shared, what resonated, what felt authentic, what felt forced.
  • Your finances, not just the numbers, but how you felt about money this year.

And most importantly, reflect on your mindset. Did you operate from a fixed place, or were you open to growth? It’s okay to have a fixed mindset at times, especially when anchored in a strong desire. But growth asks us to stay open. To listen. To evolve. Your business will always respond to the mindset you bring to it.

Bringing Intuition Into Business Reflection

This is a powerful place to bring in your intuitive tools. Ask your business what it wants to show you. Tune into the energy of certain offers, projects, or seasons. What felt alive? What felt heavy? What would you change, not from a place of fixing, but from a place of returning to alignment?

You don’t need all the answers in one sitting. Let the review unfold over a few days if needed. Give yourself room to process. And if certain areas bring discomfort, meet them with presence, not avoidance. Sometimes the resistance holds your next big insight.

Honouring Your Spiritual Journey

Your spiritual path deserves space in your review too. This doesn’t have to mean formal practices or beliefs. It’s about how connected you felt to your soul, your truth, and the world around you.

Maybe your spirituality looked like time in nature. Maybe it was learning to slow down. Maybe it was reconnecting with something greater, or learning to trust yourself more deeply. Whatever your version is, honour it.

  • Were there moments you felt deeply connected to your spirit?
  • Did you give yourself time and space to explore your inner world?
  • What helped you feel most supported and grounded this year?

Your personal life and spirituality are deeply intertwined, but they’re not always the same. Giving each its own reflection creates a richer, fuller picture of your year.

Be Gentle With What Arises

Reviews can stir emotion. There might be sadness, frustration, or grief. You might find yourself avoiding certain topics, client numbers, income, health, or something else. If that happens, pause. Breathe. Come back when you feel resourced.

Avoidance is often a sign that something needs attention. Not to fix it, but to witness it. That’s where the true healing happens.

And remember your review is for you. It’s not a performance. You don’t need to compare it or justify it. Let it be honest. Let it be imperfect. Let it be enough.

Final Reflections

Review brings awareness. Awareness brings up-levelling. This isn’t about getting it right. It’s about knowing where you’ve been, so you can step into where you’re going, with intention, intuition, and care.

Create your own process. Follow what feels right. You don’t need a download or a guidebook, although they’re beautiful if they support you. But your own rhythm, your own reflection, will always be the most powerful tool.

Let this be a gentle space to honour your path.

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