How to Reflect on 2025 & Set Powerful Goals for 2026 | Year-End Reset Guide

Описание: 🧠 How to Reflect on 2025 & Set Intentional Goals for 2026 | Year-End Self-Coaching Guide

Welcome back to The Ordinary Professor! In this episode, Dr. Kortney Peagram walks you through a powerful year-end reflection practice to help you move out of survival mode, understand your patterns, and intentionally design your goals for 2026.

If you’ve ever ended a year thinking “I don’t even know what happened…” — this episode is for you.

🌟 What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✔️ How to use your calendar to map out the real story of your year
✔️ How to identify your monthly themes, wins, and derailments
✔️ Why the stories you tell yourself shape your reality
✔️ The difference between fixed vs. growth mindset in reflection
✔️ How to analyze your accomplishments across ALL areas of life (not just work)
✔️ How to set meaningful, energizing goals for 2026
✔️ How to write commitment statements that actually stick
✔️ How to connect your challenges → wins → future goals for long-term growth

🗓 Episode Breakdown

*00:00* – Welcome + why year-end reflection matters
*00:40* – Grab your calendar: the tool that tells the truth
*02:00* – Reviewing January–March: themes, chaos, and learning
*04:45* – The rollercoaster of spring: France trip + unexpected lessons
*06:50* – April’s turning point: Teacher of the Year & midlife reflection
*08:30* – How to identify patterns, not just events
*09:40* – The power of mindset in storytelling
*11:50* – How negative self-talk shapes your confidence
*13:30* – What stories are you repeating about yourself?
*14:30* – Identifying accomplishments in health, work, relationships, and more
*17:00* – Why your calendar reveals where you invest your energy
*18:30* – Setting goals you’ll actually follow through on
*19:45* – How to build your 2026 “theme calendar”
*20:45* – Crafting commitment statements for the year ahead
*21:45* – Connecting your wins, challenges, and future goals
*23:00* – Final encouragement + what’s coming next

✍️ Try the Exercise Yourself

1️⃣ Review each month of 2025
2️⃣ Identify themes, wins, and challenges
3️⃣ Rewrite the story with a growth mindset
4️⃣ List accomplishments across multiple life areas
5️⃣ Set goals by category: work, personal, health, spiritual, fun
6️⃣ Build your 2026 monthly roadmap
7️⃣ Write 2–3 commitment statements that guide the year


Resources Mentioned

Themes & storytelling in self-coaching
Growth vs. fixed mindset
Calendar reflection technique
Setting intentional monthly themes



What was the biggest theme of YOUR 2025?
Drop it in the comments — let’s reflect together.
🔔 If this episode brought you clarity…

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