What Will You Carry Into 2025?: December 2024 Tips
Tips to reflect, refocus, and step into 2025 with clarity
As the year winds down, the urge to tie up every possible loose end and sprint toward the finish line is strong — but real productivity and self-leadership require something deeper, namely: reflection.
This isn’t just about slowing down — it’s about sharpening your focus. What truly needs your energy before the year ends? What can wait? And how can you model a reflective practice that empowers you and others to move into 2025 with greater clarity and purpose?
This December, it may well be time to trade hustle for intention — and urgency for insight.
Before jumping into year-end planning or 2025 goal setting, take time to pause and reflect. Our Annual Reflection Mini-Guide can help you close out the year with clarity and step into the next one with focus and renewed energy. For more guidance, listen to Charlie and Angela’s conversation on best practices for an annual reflection.
Below, you’ll find strategies to deepen your reflection and move thoughtfully into the new year:
Is it Time for a Conversation with Past You?
The end of the year is more than a finish line — it’s a powerful moment to recalibrate. We can leverage a clear mind in this moment to capture priorities and decide what is worth carrying forward into 2025. We’re often so focused on where we’re headed that we don’t stop to ask, What did this year teach me? What challenges revealed my resilience? And most importantly, what patterns — good or bad — are shaping the way you work and live?
Having a conversation with a past version of you can help show growth in the gap and help you celebrate all you’ve accomplished.
For Leaders
Reflection isn’t just a habit; it’s a skill that turns past experience into fuel for future growth. It sharpens your decisions, strengthens your leadership, and helps you chart a purposeful path. For leaders, it’s an opportunity to step back from the constant churn of tasks, think critically about what worked, what didn’t, and why — and guide your team in doing the same to foster alignment and trust.
December is also the perfect time to reflect on how you work best by creating your “Guide to Working with Me.” Share your guide with your team and encourage them to create their own to build trust, clarity, and collaboration for the year ahead.
For Good Teammates
As the year closes, gather your team to review a big project or the past quarter. What worked well? Where did challenges arise? Which efforts are worth carrying forward? Use these insights to improve and align for a stronger start to 2025.
Join Us in December:
Looking for guidance as you wrap up the year? Join us for one or both of our monthly calls (available as part of our paid subscription) to finish the year with focus and intention.
Leadership Strategy Session: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 2:00 pm PST
Reflection isn’t just personal — it’s a leadership skill. This month we’ll explore how leading through reflection can foster growth, trust, and clarity.Monthly Momentum Call (MMC):Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 2:00 pm PST
This month, we’ll explore using the practice of reflection to get back to clarity, celebrate progress, and set the stage for what’s next.
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After a successful fall program, we’re excited to announce our next small cohort (10-12 people) begins mid-January. You’ll get personalized guidance, actionable steps, and the support of a like-minded community. Together, we’ll align your actions with your goals and help you build a business that works for you — not the other way around.
Explore Site Updates + “Start Here” 🧭
We’ve refreshed our site to organize the wealth of content and resources we’ve built over the past 17 years, and to make it easier than ever to find the tools, resources, and inspiration you need when you need it. If you're clarifying your goals, great! Strengthening team collaboration or refining your leadership skills? There’s plenty for you, too.
The new Start Here page points you 👉 in the right direction. From free planners to books, and curated posts for entrepreneurs, leaders, and teammates, you’ll find everything you need to boost your productivity and thrive — individually and as a team. Ready to dive in?
Get Ready for 2025: The “Grateful 4 U” Sale🕺
This year we’re rebranding the Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale in favor of a “Grateful for You” sale (or “Grateful 4 U” for you Prince fans out there) to celebrate all of you in our PF community.
This weekend only (Fri 11/29 – Mon 12/2), celebrate with 28% off the entire PF Shop.
✨ Includes digital & physical planners, signed books, and more.
🌟 Special Sale: BOGO printed Momentum Planners. Buy one physical planner, get one free. (This special offer doesn’t stack with 28% off.)
📰 Plus: get 20% off Yearly Subscriptions to PF on Substack… meaning a year of PF’s support for just $80!
Check your inbox on Friday for the sale kickoff email with codes and links.
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With the year winding down, now’s the perfect time to get organized and intentional for 2025. Download the free version of the December planners to help you focus on what matters most, make space for meaningful work, and wrap up the year with clarity.
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