How To Do A Mid Year Review

If you feel that doing a mid year review is too much and you’ve already got enough to do, then it’s probably a good sign that you need to do one!

And it doesn’t need to be a big ordeal like a performance review. It can simply be taking a few minutes with a cuppa, to ask yourself some questions.

To review what the last six months have been like. What’s worked, what hasn’t, what’s missing. And what do you want the next six months to look like.

Here’s some ideas for questions to ponder on.

Where are you now compared to where you were in January?

It’s possible, but unlikely, that you’re further behind.

You might be in the same place, or only slightly ahead of where you were.

But if you’re still in the same place, that means you’ve put in some maintenance to keep you there.

Ask yourself whether your goals are still the same

Do you still want the same things, or have your needs changed.

What have you missed or felt is lacking in the last six months?

What do you want more of in the next six months?

For me, I had some very clear work and business goals at the start of the year, and I thought that was my main focus. But what I’ve really missed in the last few months is having support and feeling connected, when I had some challenging personal stuff to deal with. So working on my friendships and relationships is more of a priority for me now.

Is your timescale still realistic?

One of the biggest roadblocks to achieving something is the pressure we put on ourselves to get there, and we often set ourselves unachievable deadlines. We set much shorter timescales with our personal goals, than if we were dealing with a work project. Possibly because it’s something that’s really important to us, or we know the positive change achieving it will bring. But we put way more pressure on ourselves than is necessary at times.

If you recognise that you’re expecting too much from yourself, try setting an interim goal for the next six months. Something that’s still a bit of a stretch, and will still get you on the road to your ultimate aim. Take the pressure off, you don’t need to do that to yourself!

Gentle accountability

If you’ve found that things have started to slip recently, getting back into a weekly check in can help. It doesn’t need to be anything too overwhelming — if it’s too much, you won’t do it.

But if you look back on the last week and notice that you haven’t exercised/socialised /ate something healthy, and you’re feeling ‘bleh’ about it then you can put in some gentle steps to get you back on track.

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