Goals for the Second Half of the Year

Today is July 1. Half of the year is gone.

How did the first half of the year go for you? Hopefully, at the beginning of the year, you set annual goals, six-month goals, and three-month goals. If you did, it’s time to check where you are today against where you wanted to be halfway through the year.

Whether you did or did not set goals at the beginning of the year, it’s time to look ahead to the second half of the year and plan what you want to accomplish by December 31st.

Start by picturing yourself on December 31st looking back at the second half of the year. What do you want to feel good about having accomplished?

Whatever this thing is, write it down now. Once you’ve got your goal in writing, it will be easier to come up with a plan to accomplish it.

This simple task of writing down your end-of-the-year, six-month goal is a huge step forward since it forces you to think about what you really want. And, it gives you incentive to create a plan to accomplish it.

In future blog posts, I’ll talk about a few different strategies and systems for creating these plans and for developing meaningful goals.

Here’s to a fantastic second half of the year!