Reflections for 2022 – Teacher Edition

So it’s New Year’s Eve and today is a day for goal setting and well…lists of various kinds. I decided to do a review and reflection of my 2022 and I based the method on Matt Ragland’s W.R.A.P and how he used it when creating an annual review.

In short, W.R.A.P stands for:

• Wins
• Results
• Alignment
• Pivot

A time for lists, and reflections for 2022 – here is mine!

What Were My Intentions for 2022?

I’ve omitted some things from my planner for personal reasons, and I won‘t expand on most of my bullet points.

Health & Wellness:

• Planning and prioritizing working out
• Losing weight
• Lower levels of stress
• Get better sleep habits
• Balance work and spare time – make spare time feel important and mine without feeling guilty about it. Not working more than I actually get paid for
• Continue to build self-esteem
• Prioritizing creative work
• Plan things to look forward to
• Reward myself/show myself more appreciation

Personal development:

• Read at least seven books on self-development
• Develop digital knowledge (art etc.)
• Learn more about:
  • Webdesign/WordPress
  • graphic design/illustration (Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop)
  • programming
  • video editing
  • podcasting
  • Canva
  • Convertkit

Finances & Work:

• make work feel meaningful again
• start saving in stocks

Relationships:

• spend more one-on-one time with my kids, based on their wishes but experiences not requiring a screen are good
• meet friends on a regular basis

Wins

Results

A short breakdown of my 2022 looks like this:

• 20 blog posts were published, including this one
• The number of movies & books consumed during 2022:
  • 7 books in self-development, 1 in progress,
  • 11 fiction books – 2 in progress, I reviewed Ready Player Two earlier this year
  • Finished 7 series on Netflix
  • I watched 12 new movies at home
  • watched 8 movies on the big screen – two on my own, which was a challenge I set for myself during the year
• I created a calendar to share with others – you can find the English version here, and the Swedish version here

Alignment

• I wanted to read more this year – buying a Kindle helped a bit with this, especially during the summer
• I’ve prioritized exercising and made sure to book this in my calendar early when setting my intention for the week.

Pivot

Based on what happened in 2022, there are some changes I plan to do the next year.

• I need to step back and give myself time to relax and do recreational activities – not work too much.
• I want to see friends and family more next year, so I’ll have to put in more effort.
• Based on some things that have happened at work, I’ve set some goals for self-development connected to my interest in IT.

What Did I Learn From 2022?

When reflecting on 2022, I noticed that I was very ambitious when setting goals and intentions for what I wanted to accomplish this year.

Some of them I managed, others I didn’t. I learned the hard way that I need to go easy on myself, be more forgiving, and take the approach I would to a dear friend.

And For 2023?

The takeaway from the reflections on 2022?

What I plan on doing next year is, with the help of a new planner to downsize my goals somewhat. I hope that a more focused approach will work better.

These are the goals I plan to work with for next year:

Professional goals:

• Study to take my first IT certification
• Branch out LMT a bit more

Personal goals:

• Go on a vacation to the capital with my kids
• Read 20 books
• Explore my creative side more
• Continue to focus on my own health and wellness

Have you set your goals and intentions for 2023? Have you had time to make reflections on 2022?

Hope you had a great 2022, that New Year’s Eve is exactly what you’ve hoped for and that you feel ready for a fresh new 2023.

See you in 2023!