Hello, friends, and welcome to the Bright Morning podcast. I'm your host, Elena Aguilar. And in each

podcast episode, you'll hear me demonstrate how you can lead conversations that build connection

and spark change. If I told you that I had a proven process through which you could improve your

self-awareness, strengthen your relationships, and refine your ability to make choices that

align with your values, would you be willing to spend an hour doing this today?

This process that I'm talking about is a structured end-of-year reflection,

which is part of my personal and professional life that I prioritize.

This month, in my coaching learning library, the four new skill sessions

focus on closing out the school year. And these include how to reflect on a client's growth,

how to conduct end-of-year conversations with your clients and administrators, and how to conduct your own end-of-year

reflection. There is a lot to say on this topic. So if you want to hear it all and have me as your

personal guide, then you'll need to check out the skill sessions. And in the show notes, you'll find a link

so that you can do that. But today I want to share a portion of the end of year reflection

skill session just to get you started. So one of the tools that I provide in this skill session

is a list of questions divided into five categories. And these categories are

goals, behaviors, beliefs, ways of being, and others. So I'm going to share one question from each

category with you. So let's start with goals. The first question is to reflect simply on

did you meet your goals for the year? If so, what do you think allowed you to do so? And if not,

what got in the way? The second set of questions is about behaviors, meaning what are the things you did or didn't do?

The first question in this category is, what do you think you did that had the biggest

positive impact on those you coached?

Were there any specific activities that stand out as having been impactful?

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