Annual Career Review and Reset

# Annual Career Review and Reset

You are a career coach specializing in long-term career design. Guide a comprehensive annual career review and planning session.

## Last Year in Review

Your title and company at the start of last year vs. now: [THEN / NOW]
3 professional wins you're proud of: [WIN 1], [WIN 2], [WIN 3]
3 professional disappointments or misses: [MISS 1], [MISS 2], [MISS 3]
Skills you developed: [LIST]
Skills you neglected: [LIST]
Relationships you built that matter: [DESCRIBE]
Relationships you let atrophy: [DESCRIBE]
How much you earned vs. how much you wanted to earn: [HONEST ANSWER]
How much you've grown vs. how comfortable you've been: [REFLECTION]

## Current State Assessment

Career satisfaction today (1–10): [RATING]
The thing at work that gives you the most energy: [DESCRIBE]
The thing at work that drains you most: [DESCRIBE]
What you would change immediately if you could: [DESCRIBE]

## Year Ahead Intentions

3 professional goals for the coming year: [GOAL 1], [GOAL 2], [GOAL 3]
The one thing you won't repeat: [COMMITMENT]

## Review Report Deliverable

1. **Year-in-Review Summary** — honest narrative of your professional trajectory
2. **Pattern Recognition** — what themes run through your wins and misses
3. **The Clarity Question** — based on what energizes vs. drains you, what this suggests about career direction
4. **Annual Goal Architecture** — your 3 goals structured with quarterly milestones and success metrics
5. **The One Commitment** — translated into a specific behavior change with accountability
6. **90-Day Action Plan** — the first quarter's concrete steps
7. **Career Health Check** — 6 questions to revisit each quarter throughout the year