A decade ago, just after I got sober, I began an annual practice of reviewing my life and reflecting on my year. It started as a creative impulse. All I had was a journal and a few hours to look back, take stock, and set intentions for the new year.

The following year, friends asked if I would share my process with them. At the time it wasn't exactly a process, but they inspired me to codify it into a structured framework.

A few years later, I published a Medium post with the detailed steps. Then in 2020, I created my first interactive guide in Notion. This is now the eighth edition, downloaded over 50,000 times in more than 80 countries.

Every year I hear from people who say it shifted something for them. Quit a job. Left a relationship. Started a company. Took a sabbatical. Changed their sense of self.

That's why I keep refining it and offering it for free. It's my holiday gift to you.

I hope this guide becomes a living record of your year and the person you're becoming. Something you return to over time to see the arc of your life, the patterns, the growth, and the moments that shaped you.

Take your time with it. Trust what emerges.