What Did You Learn in 2022?

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Information isn’t the gap between failure and success—action is. Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching helps you create a plan and execute on what matters most for your business. Apply today at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.Register for Operationalize Your Business — February 13, 2023When you take time for intentional and specific reflection, it can transform your leadership and your business. In today’s episode, Alex gives you time to reflect on 5 personal questions and 6 organizational questions as we close out 2022 and head into the new year. He also shares a few principles for cultivating creative curiosity and explains how these can help you make the most of your reflection time. Wisdom and transformation come from reflection (0:56) Reflection is most effective when you focus on creative curiosity (3:55) The most powerful questions are often the ones you ask and answer yourself (4:25) The quality of your answers will never exceed the quality of your questions (6:21) Specific questions yield specific answers (9:04) We’ll share 5 questions to reflect on personally at the end of 2022 (10:37) 1. What are 3 specific experiences that you are grateful you had in 2022? (11:13) 2. What are 3 positive leadership qualities you consistently practiced this year, and how can you amplify those? (14:22) 3. What are 3 leadership weaknesses that were exposed to you about yourself this year? (16:44) 4. What is one area where you grew in 2022? (20:09) 5. What personal lesson or principle do you want to ensure you take with you into next year? (22:45) We’ll also share 6 questions for organizational reflection (25:08) 1. If the past year were a book about your business, what would it be titled and why? (26:03) 2. What were the 3 biggest victories for your organization this year? (27:38) 3. What were the 3 biggest lessons the organization had to learn this year? (29:26) 4. What is one specific value or quality your organization exemplified this year, and what caused that? (31:13) 5. What is one specific quality or value your organization lacked this year, and what caused that? (32:43) 6. What is one thing you want your team to hear from you about 2022 as you head into 2023? (34:11) Deliberate, intentional reflection can transform your leadership (38:25) Helpful Links and ResourcesIf you're an impact-driven leader looking for accountability and guidance on achieving healthy growth, get perspective, direction, and training from our community of impact-driven leaders and the Path for Growth Coaching Team. Learn more about our Executive Membership at the link below.Path for Growth Membership If you are a business leader, owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking to determine a path for healthy growth in your life both professionally and personally, get insight, guidance, and accountability in the context of a trusted relationship. Learn more about Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching at the link below. Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching Most email isn't worth it. This one is. Each week, you'll have a principle worth learning, a question worth answering, and a recommendation worth taking delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday morning. Sign up below. It's worth it. Sign up for the Worth It Wednesday EmailJoin us for the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders. This Experience exists to help you grow as a Leadership Team. The entire schedule has been designed for you to grow as an owner while simultaneously investing in your organization’s top leaders.Learn more about the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading LeadersLooking for some direction on what to read next? Alex recently compiled a list of 101 book recommendations for Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Leadership Growth, and Business Growth. Click the link below to get Alex’s Reading Guide.Download the Free Reading Guide Join Path for Growth on Instagram for more content. If you’re ready to move beyond just gathering information and start executing on what truly matters, Path for Growth’s 1-on-1 coaching can help. Apply now at pathforgrowth.com/coaching.

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Register for Operationalize Your Business — February 13, 2023 When you take time for intentional and specific reflection, it can transform your leadership and your business. In today’s episode, Alex gives you time to reflect on 5 personal questions and 6 organizational questions as we close out 2022 and head into the new year. He also shares a few principles for cultivating creative curiosity and explains how these can help you make the most of your reflection time. Wisdom and transformation come from reflection (0:56) Reflection is most effective when you focus on creative curiosity (3:55) The most powerful questions are often the ones you ask and answer yourself (4:25) The quality of your answers will never exceed the quality of your questions (6:21) Specific questions yield specific answers (9:04) We’ll share 5 questions to reflect on personally at the end of 2022 (10:37) 1. What are 3 specific experiences that you are grateful you had in 2022? (11:13) 2. What are 3 positive leadership qualities you consistently practiced this year, and how can you amplify those? (14:22) 3. What are 3 leadership weaknesses that were exposed to you about yourself this year? (16:44) 4. What is one area where you grew in 2022? (20:09) 5. What personal lesson or principle do you want to ensure you take with you into next year? (22:45) We’ll also share 6 questions for organizational reflection (25:08) 1. If the past year were a book about your business, what would it be titled and why? (26:03) 2. What were the 3 biggest victories for your organization this year? (27:38) 3. What were the 3 biggest lessons the organization had to learn this year? (29:26) 4. What is one specific value or quality your organization exemplified this year, and what caused that? (31:13) 5. What is one specific quality or value your organization lacked this year, and what caused that? (32:43) 6. What is one thing you want your team to hear from you about 2022 as you head into 2023? (34:11) Deliberate, intentional reflection can transform your leadership (38:25) Helpful Links and Resources If you're an impact-driven leader looking for accountability and guidance on achieving healthy growth, get perspective, direction, and training from our community of impact-driven leaders and the Path for Growth Coaching Team. Learn more about our Executive Membership at the link below. Path for Growth Membership If you are a business leader, owner, entrepreneur, or simply looking to determine a path for healthy growth in your life both professionally and personally, get insight, guidance, and accountability in the context of a trusted relationship. Learn more about Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching at the link below. Path for Growth One-on-One Coaching Most email isn't worth it. This one is. Each week, you'll have a principle worth learning, a question worth answering, and a recommendation worth taking delivered to your mailbox each Wednesday morning. Sign up below. It's worth it. Sign up for the Worth It Wednesday Email Join us for the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders. This Experience exists to help you grow as a Leadership Team. The entire schedule has been designed for you to grow as an owner while simultaneously investing in your organization’s top leaders. Learn more about the 2023 Path for Growth Experience – Leading Leaders Looking for some direction on what to read next? Alex recently compiled a list of 101 book recommendations for Spiritual Growth, Personal Growth, Leadership Growth, and Business Growth. Click the link below to get Alex’s Reading Guide. Download the Free Reading Guide Join Path for Growth on Instagram for more content.