EP338: A Nonjudgmental End-of-Year Reflection on Your Business

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As 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to pause, reflect, and reset. In this solo episode of The Savvy Scribe, Janine walks you through an intentional end-of-year reflection—one that goes beyond business and dives into your personal and financial wins, your challenges, and how to turn failures into feedback.

Whether you’ve had a successful year or feel like things didn’t go as planned, this episode is a helpful reset before goal-setting in January.

End-of-Year Reflection for Nurse Writers and Entrepreneurs

What You’ll Learn:

• Why year-end reflection is critical to your business growth
• How to identify your wins (big or small — yes, sending 10 pitches counts!)
• What didn’t work this year — and how to use failure as feedback
• The importance of examples when working with clients
• How to reset your mindset and avoid “carrying the weight” into 2026
• The difference between winners and losers (inspired by a powerful quote from the Huberman Lab podcast)
• Practical steps for setting 3 actionable Q1 goals + a personal boundary
• The ONE question that can help you define your dream business headline for 2026

Key Takeaways

• How to recognize and record your wins—personal, business, and financial
• Why even unsuccessful pitches or flopped projects are worth celebrating
• The importance of identifying what didn’t work and reframing failure as feedback
• Why emotional resilience, especially as a nurse, gives you an edge in business
• How to shift your mindset from “loser” to “winner” (inspired by Huberman Lab)
• Tips for setting a bold, motivating headline for your 2026 business vision
• A preview of what’s coming in January for goal setting and planning
• The power of setting personal boundaries and choosing a growth mindset

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