My 'Performance Reflection' Questions

Use this as a quarterly reflection or personal check-in. Answer honestly.

✅ Achievements & Results

What were my biggest accomplishments this period?

→ Did these align with my long-term goals, or were they reactive wins driven by circumstance? Did they matter to me, or just to others? Would I choose to pursue these again?

What measurable impact did I have?

→ Can I clearly articulate the difference I made, beyond activity and effort? How would I explain my impact to someone with no context?

What didn’t get done that I said I would? Why?

→ Was this due to poor planning, overcommitment, procrastination, shifting priorities, or something deeper like fear or resistance? What patterns am I noticing?

💪 Strengths & Superpowers

What am I doing exceptionally well?

→ Is this aligned with what I want to be known for? Is it a strength I should double down on, or is it simply something I've become good at through repetition?

What do others rely on me for?

→ Is this something that energises me or drains me? Am I being leaned on for my expertise, my willingness, or because of gaps in others?

What felt energising or ‘in flow’?

→ What specific qualities of those moments made them enjoyable — autonomy, challenge, mastery, collaboration? What drained me, and why did I keep going despite that? Am I listening to what these feelings are telling me?

⚠️ Challenges & Weaknesses

Where did I struggle or underperform?

→ Was this a matter of skill, capacity, motivation, or clarity? How did I respond to the struggle: avoidance, persistence, seeking help, giving up?

What am I avoiding?

→ What am I telling myself to justify that avoidance? Is it fear of failure, confrontation, discomfort, or just boredom? What would happen if I faced it directly?

Where have I received (or needed) constructive criticism?

→ How did I react emotionally and practically? What feedback did I dismiss too quickly? What feedback hit a nerve, and what does that tell me?

📚 Learning & Growth

What have I learned since the last review?

→ Was this learning intentional or accidental? Have I genuinely integrated it, or is it still theoretical? Where am I applying this in a meaningful way?

Where have I grown most?

→ Is this growth visible to others, or is it internal and quiet? Am I celebrating this growth, or overlooking it because it's not externally validated?

What am I still not learning fast enough? Why?

→ Am I lacking time, opportunity, feedback, courage, or focus? What outdated beliefs or habits are slowing me down? What’s the cost of not progressing here?

🤝 Relationships & Collaboration

How well am I working with others?

→ Am I contributing to trust and clarity, or am I unintentionally adding to confusion or tension? Where am I supporting vs enabling?

Have I been a good communicator and collaborator?

→ Am I actively listening or just waiting to speak? Are there signs I’m over-functioning, bottlenecking, rescuing others, or lacking boundaries? Where do I need to step back or step up?

Whose feedback have I sought? Whose have I avoided?

→ Why those people? Am I seeking affirmation or challenge? Where am I playing it safe by not inviting honest input?

🎯 Goals & Alignment

Did I meet my goals? Why or why not?

→ Were these truly the right goals, or were they inherited, assumed, or outdated? Where did I drift off course, and was it a conscious choice?

What’s most important for the next cycle?

→ What am I willing to let go of to focus on this? How will I protect time and energy for it? What distractions or comforts might I need to resist?

What values or direction am I moving toward—or away from?

→ Am I proud of this direction? Does it fit who I want to become? Where am I compromising, and is it intentional or unconscious?

🛠 Systems & Productivity

Is the way I work sustainable?

→ Am I over-relying on last-minute energy or constant reactivity? Can I realistically keep this pace, or am I burning future me for present wins?

What systems or habits helped me most? Which failed?

→ Why did these systems succeed or fail? Am I using tools to enable my goals, or to avoid discomfort and decision-making?

Where am I creating vs reacting?

→ Does my calendar reflect what I say matters to me? Am I giving my best energy to what matters most, or scattering it across urgency?

🧭 Reflection & Check-In

Am I proud of how I’ve shown up?

→ Not just in terms of outputs, but how I handled setbacks, people, pressure, and uncertainty. Did I stay aligned with my values even when it was hard?

What would I tell myself 3 months ago, knowing what I know now?

→ What would that version of me find surprising, disappointing, or inspiring about how things unfolded?

What do I need to let go of before moving forward?

→ Habits, beliefs, goals, grudges, perfectionism? What’s weighing me down that I’ve normalised? Who or what am I carrying that I no longer need to?

Any thoughts to jot down:

Any tasks to action:

I hope you find this one helpful, and that at least one question prompted you to explore a little deeper!

Speak soon,
Will