My friends, we are halfway through the year. !!!!!!!

I’ve been taking stock of my 2024 goals. Here’s my typical process for midyear review:

What is each goal, and what is my current progress toward each goal?
How far behind am I, for the goals in which I am behind? Is it reasonable and does it otherwise make sense to raise the short-goals for the rest of the year, to “make up” for a deficit and get back on track?
How far ahead may I be? Does it make sense to lower these goals so I can make space for other activities.
What adjustments do I make to my goals for the second half of the year?

I struggle the most with #4, which is adjusting my daily schedule to accommodate changes in my focus. It always takes me longer than I want! But I usually get there after a month or so.

When I coach people on their goals, I find that most of the struggle with #1! Many of them don’t want to know the truth, so they put off looking at the reports or doing the math to see what reality is at this point in time. When they are able to do that, I find that a number of them who are behind on a goal are hesitant to adjust their Q3 goals up, thinking that market corrections (summer seems to be a more optimistic time for everyone, regardless of their business) will take care of any goals in which they are behind. Ultimately I wonder if it’s because they are afraid of #4, which is changing the daily routine. It’s not easy for many of us!

Here are a few real life examples. I am way behind on my 365 Notes project. I fell off that routine in April, when travel and project volume cranked up. I am about 70 notes behind! It’s a lot, but I can catch up. I have a “campaign” coming up that uses a lot of creative juice, so I’m confident I will make that deficit up over the next 3 months.

I also did not work out 3xweek for the entire months of May and June. I’m not entering a bodybuilding competition so there’s no sense increasing my workouts to “catch up.” However, I am playing a lot of mind games to get back to 3xweek workouts. I really don’t want to do them. lol

I’m on track for revenue, so I’ll stay on that track and pace for Q3.

I am definitely ahead on creative output. I picked up crochet again and am working on an afghan blanket (tho I needed another craft like I needed another hole in my head). I am relegating crochet to breaks and winding down before bed, and channeling illustration and writing to the aforementioned “campaign” that will feed the 365 Notes goal deficit.

That’s a lot of analysis. Better get back to work, haha. How are you doing with your goals? What’s ahead for you in the second half of the year?