We are coming to the close of another year. I believe servant leaders are intentional about reflecting on the past year and envisioning what they want to accomplish in the upcoming year as a regular year-end practice.

• As you reflect on the past year, here are good fill-in-the-blanks to consider:
• I advanced my personal purpose by:
• Things that I am grateful for in 2018 would include:
• My major accomplishments would include:
• My key learning  and areas for improvement would include”
• Accomplishments I can celebrate:
• People that helped me along the way: 
• My personal development opportunities: 
• My key goals for the upcoming year: 

Once you’ve taken time to reflect on this year and discern what the information tells you, a good next step is to envision the upcoming year. Build a picture one year out of what you want the upcoming “ideal year” to look like. 

High-performing servant leaders are always thinking about the future and what they want to create. 

Benefits of envisioning what an ideal 2019 looks like would include:

• Refocus of your personal purpose
• Priorities for the upcoming year
• Basis for setting a 2019 goal program
• A plan to draw people into accountability with you to insure that “ideal year”
• A plan for personal development

What are your usual year-end practices to both reflect on the past, and envision a great future? 

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