Mid Year Goals Review: Are You on Track?

 

The first six months of this year are behind us, and the final six months are ahead. The July 4th weekend – celebrating America’s Independence – is a great time to perform a mid-year goals review. Step back and reflect on your accomplishments, goals, and progress toward your financial independence. Block an hour or two out of your busy schedule this week to work on the framework of your practice. You can do this review alone, with your partner, office manager, spouse, or anyone intimately involved in the running of your practice. Bring a copy of your written practice goals, paper and pens (or computer) and be prepared to brainstorm, reflect, and reassess.

Where do you start? First, make a list of the major wins and accomplishments you or your practice have achieved since January. Did you hire a new employee? Meet a goal? Land a speaking engagement? Develop a key community connection? Maybe you were able to take your first vacation in five years or give a bonus to your staff. As you look back over the past six months, you’ll probably find more things to celebrate than you thought. Pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself on a job well done!

Next, take out your written goals. (If you didn’t set written goals last year, make sure to do it this year. In the meantime, take out your mental list of goals and continue with this activity!) Read each goal one at a time. Did you achieve that goal? What were the results? Check off the goals you’ve already reached. (Doesn’t that feel good?!)

Let’s turn our attention to the goals you haven’t yet accomplished and review them individually. If you haven’t reached a goal because it was slated for the second half of the year, simply review the goal and make sure you’re still on track. Do you need to change or modify anything for the second half of the year based on the first six months? For example, if a goal was to hire a new staff member in August, but you had to replace an expensive piece of equipment in May, perhaps you shift the new payroll expense to October.

Finally, examine the goals you wanted to accomplish by now but didn’t. Why do you think you were unable to accomplish your goal(s) in the desired time-frame? Was the goal unreasonable? Did something else come up that required your time or resources? Does the goal need to be modified? If so, in what way(s)? Taking the time now to assess and modify your remaining goals as needed can set you up for success in the latter half of the year. A small investment of your time now can pay off big dividends in the months to come.
I’d love to hear from you! Have you smoked your goals? Tell us so we can celebrate your successes! Are you struggling to reach your goals? Share your story so others can give you feedback. Use the comments section, below, to continue the conversation. I look forward to seeing you there!

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