Reconnecting with Your Purpose: A Year-End Reflection for Entrepreneurs

By Laura Ogilvie-Jones, Career & Leadership Coach

As a Career and Leadership Coach, I work with people who are brilliant at what they do, yet often find themselves feeling a bit… stuck. Sometimes it’s a wobble in confidence, other times it’s that quiet sense of “Is this still what I want?” that creeps in when life or business starts to shift.

And as the year draws to a close, those questions can get louder. We start thinking about what’s next, but before rushing into new plans or resolutions, this is the perfect moment to pause and reconnect with your purpose.

Because purpose isn’t about big missions or flawless five-year plans. It’s about alignment – that feeling that what you’re doing each day still feels like you.

If you’re reading this with a mug of tea and a tired but hopeful end-of-year brain, here are a few gentle prompts I often share with clients (and use myself!) to reset and refocus:

• What has energised me this year?
  Look beyond what’s worked on paper. Notice the projects, people or moments that lit you u, even if they didn’t make the most money or tick the biggest goals.
• Where have I felt drained or disconnected?
  Your energy is data. If something consistently feels heavy or misaligned, that’s a clue. You don’t need to fix it right away, just acknowledge it.
   
• What values do I want to live and work by next year?
  Maybe it’s creativity, freedom or connection. Choosing just three can help guide decisions when things get busy or uncertain.

When we reconnect with what truly matters, we make better choices, in business and in life. We stop chasing “shoulds” and start designing our work in a way that actually sustains us.

If that idea resonates, you might love my upcoming in-person workshop at The Melting Pot on Tuesday 25 November at 5.30pm called ‘Align + Achieve: Build a Business and Life You Love’. It’s a reflective, practical session designed to help you clarify what success really looks like for you, reconnect with your purpose, and leave with an actionable plan to move forward with confidence. We’d love to see you there!

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