Annual Business Review System: Prompt Sequence

I'm doing my annual business review. You're my thinking partner, no cheerleading, just clear analysis. Answer these by typing your actual data: 1. Revenue: actual vs. what I said at the start of the year
2. Three things that worked better than expected (with why)
3. Three things that underperformed (with honest root cause, not circumstances)
4. The decision I'm most proud of
5. The decision I'd undo if I could
6. The thing I kept avoiding that I knew I should do
7. My single biggest bottleneck right now After I answer, summarize back to me in plain language what the year actually looked like. No spin.

Based on everything I just shared, identify: 1. The one thing that, if doubled down on, would have the highest ROI in the next 12 months
2. The one thing I should stop doing or eliminate (with clear reasoning)
3. The hidden constraint that's limiting everything else (the meta-problem underneath the surface problems)
4. The assumption I'm operating under that I haven't tested Be direct. If something I said in Pass 1 was rationalizing instead of honest, call it out.

Now write my one-page annual brief. Structure: **Year in Review** (2 sentences, what the year actually was)
**What Worked** (3 bullets with specifics)
**What Didn't** (3 bullets, honest)
**The Real Constraint** (1 paragraph, the root issue from Pass 2)
**2026 Focus** (one primary objective, not a list)
**Three Key Moves** (the specific actions that will drive the objective)
**What I'm Stopping** (one thing, non-negotiable) Keep it under one page. This document should make me uncomfortable in a productive way.