In the final episode of Leadership Blueprints for 2024, BJ Kraemer focuses on Christmas gratitude, reflecting on the year, and planning for a successful 2025. The episode emphasizes the importance of annual reflection as a tool for growth, acknowledging wins and losses, and setting clear, actionable goals for the coming year.
Key Points From This Episode:
· The significance of the movie It's a Wonderful Life as a lens to understand gratitude and perspective.
· Kraemer’s personal annual reflection process, which includes reviewing his calendar and photos, identifying wins, losses, and lessons learned.
· Planning and prioritizing goals for 2025 with a focus on professional, family, and personal objectives.
· The power of habits and systems in achieving success, with advice on creating an "ideal week" and building consistency.
· A closing message on reframing challenges as lessons and expressing gratitude to those who made an impact.
Quotes:
- “No year is a failure if we learn from it.” — BJ Kraemer
- “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” — William Arthur Ward
- “The person we want to become is a direct result of the goals we set and achieve, the people we meet, and the books we read.” — BJ Kraemer
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What is Leadership Blueprints?
Leadership Blueprints is the podcast where leaders in the built environment learn to disrupt the status quo, improve their project teams, and steward public and private investments more effectively. Your host is BJ Kraemer. As the President and CEO of MCFA, BJ has navigated the complexities of the architecture, engineering, construction, and development industry. With a blend of interviews with national industry leaders and solo episodes filled with stories, tips, and lessons, Leadership Blueprints is your weekly source of inspiration and practical advice. By tuning in, you will learn how to challenge conventional processes, enhance team performance, and manage projects more effectively, paving the way for innovation and success in the built environment. Join BJ each week for a deep dive into the strategies and mindsets that drive real change and lead to real results.