Why reviewing your year and looking towards 2025 is crucial

This is what this newsletter should be called: “What 2024 Taught You—and How to Make 2025 Even Better”. We learn from everything that we do, whether this is a huge success; a disappointment or even a massive fail. Being honest, I’ve achieved all of these!

Reflecting on 2024 isn’t just about looking back—it’s about learning, growing, and making intentional choices for the future. In this newsletter, I’ll guide you through simple steps to harness your past experiences to set a clear and meaningful direction for 2025.

Reflection is like a mirror—it shows us our strengths, blind spots, and opportunities. When we are busy, it is really easy to move to the next item on your to-do list, or rush to complete the next deadline. However, there is genuine value for your professional development and wellbeing. I always recommend you spend a little time each week reflecting on your week. However, in December - between seasonal celebrations this is the perfect time to reflect on the year. So here are some prompts:

Ask yourself for 2024

• What will you celebrate from 2024?
• What was disappointing for you in 2024?
• What did you learn?
• What did you achieve?

Then dive into 2025. Instead of setting New Year Resolutions that could be broken within days, why not use our ‘Best 2025’ complimentary Ebook that you could download here.

We have created the ebook for you to complete; firstly reflecting on 2024 and then prompting you to consider 15 points including:

• Travel - where would you like to travel to? Your favourite local beach? Your dream holiday?
• Do Less of - this is a really important point to consider. I always ‘audit’ my life: business and personal with a focus of eliminating things I spend too much time on! I recommend this for you.
• Do more of - here is the time to be bold; think big and without fear. Do you want to do more speaking? Pitching? Interacting with more senior people? Write it down.
• Become - this is your opportunity to show your ambitions for 2025. Perhaps you wish to change roles; change direction of your career; become an expert in a particular discipline…. The choice is yours!

It is a genuine chance to spend time celebrating your achievements and what you have learnt from 2024 before you prepare for 2025.

So download the Best 2025 Ebook here; relax and spend some time completing the book.

AND we are doing a Live Stream on Linkedin on 17th December at 1pm GMT where we will discuss the Ebook; celebrate 2024 and start preparing for 2025 before we reach the SILLY SEASON. You can register here

Until next time,

Best wishes

Susan

Thank you very much for continuing to support the SuperStar Communicator newsletter.?

About the author:

Susan Heaton-Wright is the founder and creator of the SuperStar Communicator? methodology; international speaker, facilitator, designing learning material, mentor, former international opera singer,former business founder and podcaster.

Susan is best known for empowering emerging leaders all over the world to speak and communicate with clarity, confidence and credibility; through her speeches, by facilitating masterclasses and workshops and by coaching talented individuals. Since 2020 she has delivered face to face and virtual masterclasses and workshops to attendees from more than 140 countries world wide and has won a number of awards for her work. She is currently creating AI learning options to increase the learning experiences for her clients.

She is curious for any changes in communication changes and especially in a technical world. Keeping the human element in communication is essential for the maximum impact! Susan co-hosts live streamed discussions with business leaders and is the co-host of the SuperStar Communicator Podcast.?

?Susan facilitates workshops - face to face and virtually on a range of topics:?

• Presentation Skills
• Public Speaking
• Assertiveness Skills
• Having difficult conversations
• Women in Leadership Communication
• How to Demonstrate Credibility
• How to be Positively Disruptive
• Networking Skills

These topics are also available as masterclasses.

I also coach talented people on being more impactful for career progression. Do contact me for more information on the one to one coaching services on communication skills I offer.

And as a speaker Susan delivers speeches on:

• How to demonstrate credibility
• Women in Leadership Communication
• Be a SuperStar Communicator: be seen, be heard, make an impact

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When not working, Susan designs and sews her own wardrobe; surfs, swims and plays the viola in an orchestra. She fundraises for the Alzheimers Society, The Isabel Hospice and supports the St Albans PostBoxes Charity.

Why not connect with her on Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/susanheatonwright?

If you wish to arrange a call: you can book here: https://link.lemonadeplan.com/widget/appointment/superstarcommunicator/15m-chat?

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