Reflecting on Your 2023 Goals with PLOTTER USA

As the year comes to a close, it’s a perfect time to reconsider the goals you set at the beginning of 2023. Have you achieved those goals? Have there been any changes or adjustments to your aspirations throughout the year? This is a crucial moment to carefully examine your objectives and prepare for the upcoming year with a fresh set of ambitions.

Creating a layout for reflection

Engaging in self-reflection requires a realistic mindset. If you fall short of a particular goal, it’s important to analyze the reasons behind it and strategize how to rectify them in the coming year with new objectives. Our goals often evolve as we grow and develop. Before setting new goals for the upcoming year, it’s crucial to write down what is working and what is not. You can use a t-chart in your PLOTTER to sort goals into columns:

(1) Goals to retire for the upcoming year

(2) Goals to continue/modify for the new year

For example, if one of your 2023 goals is to learn modern calligraphy and you have achieved success, it’s time to retire that goal for 2024. Alternatively, if you still need to work on it, you can place it in the continue/modify column.

Examine and analyze your objectives

Once you have identified the goals you want to focus on in 2024, it is important to carefully examine and refine them to ensure they realistically align with your lifestyle and future plans.

For instance, setting a specific goal with a set date, such as preparing to run a marathon on a particular day, is a great goal for an avid runner. However, it is crucial to consider your pre-existing plans for the new year to avoid double booking and scheduling a race during pre-booked travels. This highlights the importance of combining goal setting with planning.

Using dated refills like a Weekly Schedule Refill or Monthly Schedule Refill can serve as a helpful companion when preparing your goals. As you refine your goals, you may find that you need more space on your t-chart. In such cases, it is natural to move to another page, presenting an excellent opportunity to use another Refill Memo Pad with ruling that suits your writing, such as 6mm Lined Refill Memo Pad.

Take time to reflect on the year

While it is essential to look forward and modify your goals for the next year, it is also valuable to reflect on why certain goals from the current year were not achieved. Society often views failure and the inability to reach goals as negative, but it can be helpful to reframe this as a learning experience. Some goals may have been unrealistic from the start, or you may have lacked the necessary tools or resources to achieve them.

This is a time to reflect on why these goals were not successful, not from a place of shame or sadness, but with a growth mindset. For example, if your goal was to journal daily, but you only managed to fill 30 journal entries in a year when you aimed for 365, upon reflection, you may realize that the size of your journal may have been too large, thus causing writing fatigue. This reflection allows you to examine the possible reasons for not completing your goal, rather than dwelling on guilt. Based on this reflection, it may be beneficial to try a smaller refill size, such as a Bible size Refill Memo Pad instead of the A5 size you were using for your daily journaling this year.

Reflecting on past goals does not have to be approached with shame or guilt, but rather as an opportunity to address pain points in your journey and find ways to fill gaps or overcome obstacles.

Closing out the year with PLOTTER

As we reflect on the goals we set for 2023 and prepare for the upcoming year, it’s important to approach this process with a hopeful mindset. While not all goals can be ticked off your to-do list, it can be viewed as opportunities for growth and learning. By carefully examining and refining our objectives, and aligning them with our lifestyle and plans, we can set ourselves up for success in 2024.

Reflecting on the past year’s goals allows us to identify areas for improvement and make necessary adjustments. With a renewed sense of determination and an understanding of the lessons learned, we can approach the new year with optimism and embrace the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.