#40 A Wholistic Year-End Review: Celebrating Progress, Not Just Results

In this episode of the Wholistic Productivity Podcast, Chris LeBrun takes you behind the scenes of his own year-end review—reflecting honestly on the goals, progress, setbacks, and unexpected wins of 2025.

Rather than focusing only on outcomes, this episode highlights why reviewing your year is one of the most important (and overlooked) parts of the goal-setting process. Chris walks through how reflection builds clarity, reinforces momentum, and helps you course-correct before setting goals for the year ahead.

You’ll hear how evaluating professional, personal, and purpose-driven goals reveals patterns you can learn from—whether goals were fully achieved, partially completed, or reshaped by circumstances outside your control. From running milestones and family priorities to business growth, creative projects, and long-term planning, this episode models what a healthy, wholistic review can actually look like.

Rather than chasing perfection, this conversation centers on progress, process, and intention—so you can move into 2026 with confidence instead of pressure.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why year-end reflection matters more than year-end results
• The difference between celebrating progress and only celebrating success
• How reviewing roadblocks helps you plan smarter goals for the future
• Why accountability doesn’t have to be public to be powerful
• How to reflect on professional, personal, and purpose-driven goals together
• The role consistency and systems play in long-term productivity
• How to use your review to course-correct before setting new goals
• A simple reflection challenge to help you close the year with clarity

This episode is a reminder that Wholistic Productivity isn’t about doing more—it’s about learning from where you’ve been so you can move forward with intention.

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Apps I love (may contain affiliate links...but that's not why I love them):

• Runna for training https://chrislebrun.link/runna
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Chapters

00:00 Introduction
03:12 Accountability and Celebrating Progress
04:41 2025 Review
06:16 Personal Goals and Achievements
07:26 Travel Experiences and Family Connections
10:29 Miscellaneous Goals and Discoveries
12:04 Purpose Goals From 2025 - The Podcast
15:07 Redesigning the Wholistic Productivity Planner
16:22 Coaching,  Publications, and Community
19:49 Looking Ahead to 2026 Goals

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