7 Questions to Make 2025 Your Best Year Yet

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Chris Hutchins

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🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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#208: Learn the 7-step framework for a personal annual review that will help you reflect on last year and plan to make this year your best one yet. Together with Sahil Bloom, we discuss insights for setting meaningful goals across personal growth, relationships, and career, along with tactics to track progress and improve next year’s review. Sahil Bloom is the author of 5 Types of Wealth and the creator of The Curiosity Chronicle, a widely-read weekly newsletter that offers actionable insights for cultivating a high-performing, healthy, and wealthy life. He is also an investor and runs a venture fund called SRB Ventures. Link to Full Show Notes: https://chrishutchins.com/personal-annual-review-2024-sahil-bloom Partner Deals Copilot: Free 2 months access to my favorite personal finance app with code HACKS2 DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the web Bilt Rewards: Earn the most valuable points when you pay rent MasterClass: Learn from the world's best with 15% off LMNT: Free sample pack of my favorite electrolyte drink mix For all the deals, discounts and promo codes from our partners, go to: chrishutchins.com/deals Resources Mentioned Sahil Bloom: Website | Newsletter | X Personal Annual Planning Guide The 1-1-1 Method 23 Ways to Make 2023 Your Miracle Year U.S. Bank Smartly Visa Signature Credit Card Robinhood Gold Card Notion: Try Notion AI free to automate tedious tasks and streamline your work ATH Podcast Newsletter Iceland Trip 2025: Sign Up Here Episodes #99: Top Ways to Make This Year Amazing and Seven Simple Questions for Your Annual Review with Sahil Bloom #52: Dial In Your Health (While Still Enjoying Life) with Liz Moody #178: How a Simple Change Can Improve Your Health, Sleep and More with James Nestor #170: Cash Back vs. Points: Are We Doing It All Wrong? #68: Hosting Cocktail Parties, Building Relationships, Museum Strategies and Friends Newsletters with Nick Gray #97: Optimizing Your Health: Diagnostic Tests, Choosing a Doctor, Sleep, Longevity, Inflammation and More with Dr. Jordan Shlain Full Show Notes (00:00) Introduction (02:32) New Year's Resolutions: Planning vs. Reflecting (03:22) How to Structure Your Personal Annual Review (04:29) Q1: What Did You Change Your Mind About This Year? (07:37) Documenting Monthly Experiences (08:52) Biggest Changes in Chris and Sahil's Life (14:13) 2024 Recap: Things Chris Changed His Mind About (21:35) Q2: What Created Energy for You This Year? (24:44) 2024 Recap: Things That Created Energy for Chris (26:39) Q3: What Drained Your Energy This Year? (31:09) 2024 Recap: Things That Drained Chris' Energy (34:00) Q4: What (or Who) Were the Boat Anchors in Your Life? (38:41) 2024 Recap: The Biggest Boat Anchor in Chris' Life (40:41) Q5: What Did You Not Do Because of Fear? (46:03) 2024 Recap: Things That Chris Didn't Do Out of Fear (48:16) Q6: What Were Your Greatest Hits and Worst Misses? (50:38) 2024 Recap: Chris’ Biggest Hits and Misses (52:01) Q7: What Did You Learn This Year? (53:34) 2024 Recap: The Most Important Lesson That Chris Learned This Year (55:00) Practices to Make the Annual Review Process Easier (56:58) Sahil’s 1-1-1 Journaling Method Connect with Chris Newsletter | Membership | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Editor’s Note: The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date; however, some of our partner offers may have expired. Opinions expressed here are the author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, hotel, airline, or other entity. This content has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of the entities included within the post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right now is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and set the tone for the year ahead.
0:07.2	So today I want to break down the art of conducting a personal annual review and give you
0:12.0	seven questions you can use to ensure you get the most out of your year.
0:15.8	So as I went through this exercise myself, I actually went back and listened to episode
0:20.3	99 with my friend
0:21.5	Sahel Bloom on this exact topic as we were going into 2023. And honestly, it was so helpful to
0:28.5	hear him walk through his process of a personal annual review that I thought about just replaying that
0:33.9	episode today on its own, but a lot has changed in my life, and I thought I'd do a
0:38.6	little bit of a hybrid episode experiment. So I'm going to replay parts of that previous episode,
0:43.6	but as we step through each part of the annual review, I'm going to jump in from the future,
0:49.0	from now, and talk about how I'm thinking about each of these questions today and how things
0:54.1	have evolved over
0:54.9	the past two years. So whether you're looking to just level up your personal growth,
0:59.0	relationships, family, or career, I really think this episode will leave you inspired and equipped
1:04.0	to do so. I'm Chris Hutchins, and if you enjoy this episode, please share it with a friend or
1:08.6	leave a comment or review. And if you want to keep upgrading
1:11.3	your life, money, and travel, click follow or subscribe. Now let's get into it right after this.
1:18.1	This episode is brought to you by Copilot. And if you're looking to get your finances organized
1:22.3	this year, you have to check out Copilot. It's one of my all-time favorite apps, and I check it
1:27.2	almost every day
1:28.2	because it makes it so seamless and easy to manage your money and track your spending, which for us
1:33.4	has resulted in a huge boost to our savings. And I've tried dozens of these apps and even made a
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