I’ve always wondered why year-end reviews in my previous corporate job felt a bit off.
Year-end reviews actually make sense but by the time the tail-end of November and December roll around, people are already in holiday mode. Teams are closing projects, leaders are finalizing budgets, and everyone’s thinking about how to get a head start on the new year.
Before we enjoy the holiday season, we’re always expected to stop, look back, crunch the numbers, and reflect on the past calendar year.
Sometimes, it feels less like an opportunity to discover something and more like for compliance before our immediate superiors can sign-off our vacation leave requests with a clear conscience.
I think I’ve finally figured out why this season can feel off (and maybe also for you) for these kinds of initiatives if not scheduled well on our calendars.
Candlelight photo by Fever
the astrology in action:Scorpio season running from Oct 23 to Nov 21, 2026, is all about going deep. Looking beneath the surface. Understanding what happened, what worked, what didn’t, and what needs to change. It’s the perfect time to do the uncomfortable but necessary work of reviewing the year.
And then comes Sagittarius season from Nov 22 to Dec 20, 2026. Sagittarius is about thinking big, exploring possibilities, and looking at the best-case scenarios as tools for change. Fire is about action and movement. It’s about asking, What else is possible? Where can we go from here? So imagine being asked to do a year-end review during this season?
And then there’s Capricorn season from Dec 21, 2026 to Jan 19, 2027. Capricorn is when we start building and laying the structural framing that gives your goal its shape and stability. Making the plans, setting the targets, putting in the work, and committing to something for the long term.
So I wrote more about how this shows up in your executive calendar in a Substack piece here. Most of you may have already gotten the timings right; this is more of appreciating the why and when of doing things.
If this got you thinking how this might influence your 2027 calendar — team trainings, kick-offs, quarterly reviews and your astrology chart included, if you’re curious — that’s a conversation I love having.
