{"id":131944,"date":"2025-12-31T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/?p=131944"},"modified":"2025-12-31T07:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T07:34:18","slug":"2025-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/2025-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Our 2025 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"131944\" class=\"elementor elementor-131944\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b2fb86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b2fb86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90fb025\" data-id=\"90fb025\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38454d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38454d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 2025 Review<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2ebc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a2ebc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello and welcome to Our 2025 Review &#8211; where<span data-slate-fragment=\"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\"> we reflect on the last 12 months and set some goals for the upcoming year! <\/span><\/p><p>We also have included some prompts at the end to help you reflect on your year and set goals for 2026 too <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\ude04\">\ud83d\ude04\u00a0<\/span><!-- notionvc: a5bdaa2e-1e28-45c3-8df1-4c1116650091 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfea63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdfea63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our 2025 Highlights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5251b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5251b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><strong data-slate-leaf=\"true\">January<\/strong><\/span><span data-slate-node=\"text\" data-slate-fragment=\"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\"> \u2013 We visited India for the first time, playing in the India Open. We love experiencing new places and cultures, and India had been on our bucket list for a while. 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\u2013 A huge month! We announced that we were stopping competing in international tournaments, and that the All England would be our final tournament. We then had the best week of our careers at the All England, reaching the quarter-finals! It was the perfect way to finish playing international badminton.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c97c015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"c97c015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=5jG9c0sxCvs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67eecee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67eecee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>April &#8211; <\/strong>We kick-started our new journey with Badminton Insight by going to Canada to film some videos with Linus Sebastian (from the YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips). We had an amazing week, and learnt a lot from Linus!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0284576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0284576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>May &#8211; <\/strong>A bit of a random one, but we went skiing on our final day in Canada! It&#8217;s something we never did whilst competing on the World Tour due to the risk of injury, but as we no longer had any tournaments to prepare for, we made a last-minute decision to give it a try &#8211; and we loved it!<!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ec071 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ec071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>June &#8211; <\/strong>We signed a 4-year partnership extension with VICTOR! VICTOR have supported us long before we started Badminton Insight, and not only do they produce great products but they are also great people, so we were very excited to continue our partnership with them.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ae793 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14ae793\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>July<\/b> &#8211;\u00a0 Speaking of VICTOR, July was the first month we tested the new NCS Pro synthetic shuttlecock. It is a huge innovation in the world of badminton, and it felt like a momentous occasion trying something that we believe will be the future of the sport.\u00a0<!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0076413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0076413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=uH8MhqB49MQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a5d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69a5d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>August &#8211; <\/strong>We went to the World Championships, our first tournament as &#8216;non-players&#8217;. It was a lot of fun getting to meet so many subscribers in Paris, but it did feel a bit weird not having a match to play!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1de72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1de72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>September &#8211; <\/strong>After running two Badminton Insight Training Weekends in 2024, we ran two more this year &#8211; and again these are definitely in our top highlights of the year! It was amazing seeing the passion and energy everyone brought, whilst pushing themselves to <span class=\"discussion-level-1 discussion-id-16b1d7fe-74f3-80e1-bb55-001c44988c4a notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"2\">improve their game.<\/span><!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87daf10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87daf10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-1024x543.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131957\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-1024x543.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-768x408.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-1536x815.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-2048x1087.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_7332-scaled.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45bab6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45bab6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also went on our honeymoon (2 years after getting married!) where we had a very nice week relaxing in Greece \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4117d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4117d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>October<\/strong> &#8211; We went to the Denmark Open and had a lot of fun filming a vlog, meeting a lot of lovely subscribers, and doing our first ever European &#8216;Beat Us, Win \u20ac100&#8217; challenge!\u00a0<!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3f109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e3f109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>November<\/strong> &#8211; We filmed a &#8220;40 vs 2 Challenge&#8221; video at the Hylo Open. As far as we&#8217;re aware, t<span data-slate-node=\"text\">his is the first time that fans have <\/span><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><em data-slate-leaf=\"true\">ever<\/em><\/span><span data-slate-node=\"text\" data-slate-fragment=\"JTVCJTdCJTIydHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMmRvY3VtZW50JTIyJTJDJTIydGhlbWUlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJkb2N1bWVudCUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmJhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyM0ZGRkZGRiUyMiU3RCUyQyUyMmJ1dHRvbiUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmJhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyM2UzMDYxMyUyMiUyQyUyMmNvbG9yJTIyJTNBJTIyJTIzZmZmZmZmJTIyJTJDJTIyYm9yZGVyUmFkaXVzJTIyJTNBJTIyMjUlMjIlN0QlN0QlMkMlMjJjaGlsZHJlbiUyMiUzQSU1QiU3QiUyMnR5cGUlMjIlM0ElMjJwYXJhZ3JhcGglMjIlMkMlMjJjaGlsZHJlbiUyMiUzQSU1QiU3QiUyMnRleHQlMjIlM0ElMjJUaGlzJTIwaXMlMjB0aGUlMjBmaXJzdCUyMHRpbWUlMjB0aGF0JTIwYW1hdGV1ciUyMGJhZG1pbnRvbiUyMHBsYXllcnMlMjBoYXZlJTIwJTIyJTdEJTJDJTdCJTIydGV4dCUyMiUzQSUyMmV2ZXIlMjIlMkMlMjJpdGFsaWMlMjIlM0F0cnVlJTdEJTJDJTdCJTIydGV4dCUyMiUzQSUyMiUyMGJlZW4lMjBhbGxvd2VkJTIwdG8lMjBwbGF5JTIwb24lMjB0aGUlMjBtYWluJTIwY291cnQlMjBvZiUyMGElMjB0b3AlMjBwcm9mZXNzaW9uYWwlMjB0b3VybmFtZW50LiUyMEl0JTIwd2FzJTIwYW4lMjBhbWF6aW5nJTIwZXhwZXJpZW5jZSUyQyUyMGFuZCUyMGElMjB2aWRlbyUyMHdlJ2xsJTIwZGVmaW5pdGVseSUyMG5ldmVyJTIwZm9yZ2V0ISUyMCUyMiU3RCU1RCU3RCU1RCU3RCU1RA==\"> been allowed to play on the main court of a top professional tournament. It was an amazing event, and a video we&#8217;ll definitely never forget! <\/span><!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e0f1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f3e0f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-1024x716.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-131961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-1024x716.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-768x537.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-1536x1073.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-2048x1431.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_8382-scaled.jpeg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd1600 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dd1600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>December<\/strong> &#8211; We spent a lovely, relaxed few days over Christmas with our family and friends \ud83d\ude0a<!-- notionvc: 5ff2d903-2173-410a-b04a-8180b74b1003 --><!-- notionvc: ae69eec4-2e6e-4555-9c95-c98f54927a99 --><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bad88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64bad88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goals For 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de0171 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5de0171\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0aa57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c0aa57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>As well as reflecting on the previous year, we also like to set goals for the new year! So here are some of our goals for 2026:<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc2948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7cc2948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Jenny &#8211; <\/strong><ul><li>Read 6 books (last year my goal was 10, but I failed that so I need a more achievable goal this year!)<\/li><li>Be able to have a basic conversation in Chinese Mandarin by the end of the year<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Greg &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><ul><li>Go to a public speaking class<\/li><li>Win every match in the German Bundesliga<\/li><li>Stick to a night-time routine of stretching and reading<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Joint Goals &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><ul><li>Launch the Footwork Accelerator &#8211; and make it the best possible resource for anyone wanting to master their footwork! (If you want to be notified when it launches, sign up <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/footwork\/\">here!<\/a><\/strong><\/span>)<\/li><li>Release 52 good YouTube videos, with the aim of inspiring or educating players of all levels!\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a30668a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a30668a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Similar to previous years, we of course have many other <span class=\"discussion-level-1 discussion-id-16d1d7fe-74f3-802d-b508-001c27164802 notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"1\">smaller goals (and a very long to-do list!) but\u00a0<\/span>these are the main ones we want to focus on and develop habits around.<!-- notionvc: 2c419554-7966-437c-aa91-905fc7c85d81 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b453a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b453a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Highlights &amp; Planning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5038d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5038d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hopefully we\u2019ve inspired you to do some 2025 reflections, and planning for 2026 too! Below are some prompts to help you do this!<!-- notionvc: 0157a156-5579-4e4b-8f6d-882467b1670f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7880ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7880ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reflecting On 2025<\/strong><\/p><p>If you haven\u2019t already, think of some of your top highlights of each month &#8211; if you\u2019re not sure then try looking through some photos on your phone, this always helps us! And if you don&#8217;t have many photos, take more!<!-- notionvc: 2816c87b-7c6f-4cdd-b304-cc55de9af177 --><!-- notionvc: 0157a156-5579-4e4b-8f6d-882467b1670f --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea3ef55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea3ef55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Planning For 2026<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>One word to describe how I want 2026 to be<\/li><li>3 main goals for the next year<\/li><li>3 habits I want to adopt<\/li><li>3 emotions I want to feel more of<\/li><li>3 ways things I can do that are out of my comfort zone<\/li><\/ul><p><!-- notionvc: e8af0fdf-20f0-4a47-958d-68db3a289e58 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fa714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54fa714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Happy New Year!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19721af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19721af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We hope this 2025 Review helps you reflect and set goals for your upcoming year &#8211; whether that\u2019s in relation to your badminton, work, or life in general.<\/p><p>We wish you an amazing 2026 and we hope you \u2018smash\u2019 any goals you set!<\/p><p>Greg and Jenny \ud83c\udff8<!-- notionvc: c12e47c2-c166-40a7-9424-3029c6cf2280 --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 2025 Review Hello and welcome to Our 2025 Review &#8211; where we reflect on the last 12 months and set some goals for the upcoming year! 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