Stop and think. 

When did you last take time to consider what drives you and how you can grow personally and professionally? 

How often do you find yourself doing the same things over and over expecting a different result?

Setting time aside at the end of each month to reflect on our feelings and behaviour is a powerful tool for driving change and effecting personal growth. 

Regular self reflection helps you:

• Identify areas for change 
• Develop new skills
• Improve on what you’ve been doing
• Increase your efficiency
• Reduce stress and anxiety
• Understand our core values and work towards achieving them
• Support making better decisions
• Improve relationships

Whether you’re looking for personal reflection to aid professional development, or helping others reflect, asking the right questions is a good place to start.

We’ve collected 50 questions that can help you with your end of month reflection. 

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‍Learning and growing

1. How would I rate my month out of ten?
2. What went well for me this month? 
3. What didn’t go so well for me this month? 
4. Did I achieve my goals from last month?
5. Did anything get in the way of me achieving my best this month?
6. What could I have done differently to help me achieve my goals?
7. How could I have spent my time better?
8. What are 3 things I’m grateful for this month?
9. What lessons did I learn this month?
10. What skills did I improve this month? 
11. What new skills have I learned?
12. What habits did I try to develop or continue working on?
13. What habits do I still need to work on next month?
14. What are some plausible career goals I’d like to set for next month?
15. Did I make any mistakes last month? 
16. Are there any events I should be preparing for?
17. Who do I want to spend time with next month?
18. What did I spend too little time on?
19. What did I do this month that I hadn’t planned to do? How did it work out?
20. What is my main focus for next month?
21. What did I achieve professionally this past month?
22. What professional challenges did I experience?
23. What areas of concern did I have?  
24. Did I work them out and how?
25. What would I like to achieve next month?
26. How can I improve for next month?
27. What do I need to do to make next month worthwhile?
28. What is my action plan for working on my habits?

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Relationships

29. Who did I work well with?
30. Did I support others and how?
31. Who inspired me this past month?
32. How often did I help others last month?
33. How do I feel about my relationships with those closest to me?
34. How would my colleagues and friends describe me this past month?
35. How do I feel about my relationships with those closest to me?

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Wellbeing

36. What is my happiest memory from the month?
37. Has anything been making me feel stressed this past month? 
38. What could make my days more enjoyable?
39. Did I make time for fun?
40. Am I getting enough sleep?
41. What did I do just for myself this month?
42. What is my current morning routine and how does it make me feel?
43. What challenges did I encounter?
44. What do I need to stop doing?
45. Did I take good physical care of myself?
46. What is something I need to improve my emotional health?
47. How have I improved my self confidence in the past month?
48. How will I nurture my body next month?
49. Do I have any fears?
50. Do I have any concerns?
51. How can I take time to myself each day next month?

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Conclusion

While self-reflection isn’t an easy task, it becomes easier with practice. 

By making an effort to reflect each month, the process becomes more intuitive each time.  You’ll be able to judge your improvements from each period to the next, and make adjustments to suit your needs.

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