Use this 10‑minute weekly reflection ritual to protect your energy and build a joyful, purpose‑driven life.
Why This Ritual Matters
If you’ve completed the Energizing Work Life session, you’ve already uncovered what fuels you — and what drains you. But insights fade fast. Life gets noisy. Old habits return.
A Weekly Reflection keeps your awareness alive. It’s a strategic reset that helps you stay aligned, energized, and intentional.
When to Do Your Weekly Reflection
Choose the moment you’re most likely to honor. Leaders often find these times work especially well:
- Sunday morning coffee — begin the week with intention
- Walking, biking, or chores — movement sparks clarity
- Monday morning commute — shift into the right headspace
- Friday afternoon wrap‑up — reflect while the week is fresh
- Meditation or yoga — let stillness bring insight forward
Keys to Success
- Add it to your calendar and protect it like an important meeting
- Include your reflection questions in the invite
- Keep it simple enough to do anywhere — no tools required
Your Weekly Reflection Questions
Pick just a few each week — the ones that resonate most right now.
- What energized me this week, and how can I create more of it?
- What drained me, and how can I protect my energy next time?
- What’s weighing on my mind, and how can my personal values and priorities guide my next step?
- What’s one thing I can do next week to create a more fulfilling work life?
- How well did I show up as a supportive, open, friendly leader — and what’s one way I can strengthen that?
Why It Works
This ritual isn’t about perfection. It’s about alignment and intentional leadership.
A consistent Weekly Reflection helps you:
- Reduce baseline stress
- Make clearer, faster decisions
- Stay connected to what matters
- Lead with clarity, warmth, and inspiration
Do it consistently, and you shift the energy — in your life, your team, and your organization.
Coach’s Note: I’m excited about what you’ll discover as you build this habit. Remember: 70% is an A. You don’t need to be perfect — just a little more intentional than last week.
Sending you energy, encouragement, and a deep belief in your capacity to build a joyful, purpose‑driven life — and to lead remarkable teams along the way.
This content is a companion to Shifting the Energy, the playbook for leading high‑performing teams in the post‑pandemic era.
About the Author
Jessica Walter is a strategy consultant and trusted advisor to senior executives looking to create energized, high-performing teams. With 20+ years in executive industry leadership and consulting, she specializes in uncovering the root causes of culture, engagement, change management, and communication challenges and crafting actionable strategies to drive sustainable turnarounds.
Author of Shifting the Energy: How Love Leads Remarkable Teams, Jessica has guided more than 40 organizations through complex culture shifts and shared insights from research involving over 200,000 employees. Her work has been featured at leadership and psychology conferences and in publications like HR Director and Training Magazine.
Jessica holds a master’s in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne, studied Executive Influence at Wharton, earned a bachelor’s in Mass Communication from Towson, and maintains multiple certifications in coaching and organizational assessments. Based near Gettysburg, PA, she is the proud mom of a former U.S. Army Paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division.
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