Before you veg out on the couch, numb yourself with leftovers, and forget about the unpleasant parts of the year that’s ending—carve out 15 to 30 minutes today, open your old paper or digital planner and reflect on all the highs and lows that transpired this year. What for? Only by looking back can we more effectively use our realizations to plan for the coming year (which you will do in the next episode).

Sharing her year-ender review method is Darlyn Ty Nilo, the creator of the famous Belle de Jour Power Planner and other cult favorite journals, notebooks, tools, and products that have empowered thousands of Filipinos in the last 18 years to “try, dare, experience, and live.” She is the CEO of Viviamo, Inc. and the president of the Iconic chapter of Business Network, Inc.