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New Year, New Goals?

Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD
3 min readJan 3, 2025
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We have all been trained to believe that once we enter a new year, we need to start attacking a new set of goals, but what if we should instead be continuing on with the old goals that we set the year prior? Finish out the old before we usher in the new?

I created a vision board for last year which really enabled me to stay focused and make a lot of progress towards the things that I hoped to achieve in 2024. It’s hanging in my office right next to my desk. I glance at it all the time and celebrate the little wins along the way and take stock of the things that I have not yet achieved.

When I started thinking about my goals for 2025, I realized that I am still on the path towards many of the things that I started in 2024. It’s not that I hadn’t been working on them, it’s just that I haven’t completed them yet. Therefore, I ended up duplicating my 2024 vision board for 2025 with a few minor adjustments. I feel that it’s always best to begin your goal setting for the new year with a recap of your previous goals and accomplishments. Often, you are still heading in the same overall direction.

It’s been fun to look back on the past twelve months and figure out what I have accomplished. I am well on my way towards a lot of the goals that I’ve established. There are a couple of major ones that should wrap up this summer, and then there are one or two others that…

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Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD
Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD

Written by Charlene Walters, MBA, PhD

I'm a Business Mentor, Writer/Ghostwriter, Corporate Trainer, Curriculum Consultant, TV host and Author: https://www.ownyourother.com

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