1. SELF IMPROVEMENT Questions to Shape The Year Ahead NAME: _______________________________________________ ID: _____________________________ Section: ______________ Class Time/Day: ________________________________________

2. ■It is that time of year when many people assess the past year and make plans for the next one. Businesses develop strategies and goals, individuals write resolutions and families plan vacations. Many individual plans involve possessions, places and events. ■One of the most important, but perhaps difficult, topics to assess is personal improvement. If you are happy with yourself and your current situation, everything else will seem better. Since it is sometimes more difficult to “see yourself” and develop actions for self- improvement, here is a list of questions to help identify some candidate areas for improvement.

3. Learning and Growing ■ What new skills would I like to develop for work or for personal satisfaction? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

4. Appreciation and Gratitude ■ Do I tell those I love that I love them? If yes, how? If no, why? ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____

5. Relationships ■ Where should I be a more positive influence? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

6. Leadership ■ How can I bring out the best in others? At work? With family? With friends? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

7. Balance ■ Am I spending time on the right things? What is really important? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

8. Regrets ■ Which ones should I learn from and then let go? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

9. Health and Well-Being ■ What habits do I want to start, stop, or keep? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ __

10. Giving Back ■ What are the right causes for use of my time? _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________