Three Key Areas to Reflect & Reset After 2020

Every year at this time I share a free tool to help you reflect on the year.

Taking time for reflection is a critical practice for leaders. Reflection fosters learning, stimulates growth, calls for course corrections, identifies priorities and renews focus and energy.

Taking time for reflection is a critical practice for leaders. Reflection fosters learning, stimulates growth, calls for course corrections, identifies priorities and renews focus and energy. Share on X

At the end of this crazy and challenging year — a year that nobody saw coming — it is even more important to carve out quiet space to listen to God and reflect.

This year’s reflection tool focuses on three key areas:

1. Grieving: It has been a year of unyielding crises, change, chaos and challenge. Hard decisions have been made, loneliness has been endured, and there have been many losses. No one likes to grieve but grieving with God is a biblical, healthy and needed outlet – especially in a year like this one.

No one likes to grieve but grieving with God is a biblical, healthy and needed outlet - especially in a year like this one. Share on X

2. Celebrating: Even in hard seasons there are blessings, special surprises and concrete examples of God’s goodness and provision. Celebrating is good and most of us need to celebrate more than we do. We also need to thank God and celebrate His goodness above all.

3. Entrusting: How are you feeling about the year ahead? Whether you have hopes, dreams, fears or worries, we are called to entrust all to God. The end result is greater freedom and peace.

Whether you have hopes, dreams, fears or worries, we are called to entrust all to God. The end result is greater freedom and peace. Share on X

To engage this exercise: Set aside an hour. Find a quiet space. Bring a journal or paper. Pray. Reflect. DOWNLOAD 2020 REFLECTION TOOL.

Cheering you on as you reflect and reset for a new year,

Dr. Steve A. Brown
President, Arrow Leadership