Now is the perfect time to give yourself an end-of-year review, reflecting on what happened during the past 12 months with a goal of learning from what went well—and what didn’t.

Layoffs usually happen over a day or two, but the impacts can play out over months. Retained employees may grapple with anxiety from the sudden change and survivor’s guilt.

Most of us want to change or improve at least one aspect of our lives. But it can feel challenging—even impossible—to find the motivation to get started and, even more, to keep going.