This list was adapted from Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld for the popular book “The Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur Survival Kit” by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf.
Print it out, and you might use the next few days including Yom Kippur as an opportunity to learn more about yourself, and create a vision and a plan for the year to come.
1. When do I most feel that my life is meaningful?
2. How often do I express my feelings to those who mean the most to me?
3. Are there any ideals I would be willing to die for?
4. If I could live my life over, what would I change?
5. What would bring me more happiness than anything else in the world?
6. What are my three most significant achievements since last Rosh Hashana?
7. What are my the biggest mistakes since last Rosh Hashana?
8. What project or goal, if left undone, will I most regret next Rosh Hashana?
9. If I knew I couldn’t fail, what would I undertake to accomplish in life?
10. What are my three major goals in life?
11. What practical steps can I take I in the next two months toward these goals?
12. What is the most important decision I need to make this year?
13. What important decision did I avoid making last year?
14. What did I do last year that gave me the strongest feeling of self-respect?
15. When do I feel most spiritual?
16. What kind of person do I want to be one year from now?
17. What kind of person do I want to be five years from now?
18. What are the most important relationships in my life?
19. Over the last year, did those become closer and deeper or was there a sense of stagnation and drifting?
20. What can I do to nurture those relationships this year?
21. If I could change only one thing about myself, what would it be?
22. If I could change only one thing about my spiritual life, what would it be?
