What You'll Discover In This Episode:
As we just hit the mid-point of the year, now is the perfect time to do a mid-year check-in on your business goals. Here’s an analogy that perfectly captures what this process is all about: your business goals are like a GPS system.
Think about it: if you take a wrong turn while driving, your GPS doesn't scold you or tell you to keep going in the wrong direction. Instead, it simply recalculates. It implies something like, "Based on where you are NOW, here's the best path forward."
That's precisely what you should be doing with your mid-year check-in. You're not judging past performance or what didn't go as planned. You're looking at where your business is right now and recalculating the most effective path to reach your objectives by December 31st., and possibly even changing course on some goals without judgment. You’re doing a mid-year check-in, followed by a mid-year reset of sorts.
It's natural to feel defeated, guilty, or overwhelmed if you feel your business is off track. However, these emotions are based on the false idea that your initial goals were set in stone and that adjusting them means failure. In reality, every successful business owner adjusts their goals. The ability to reset and pivot based on current circumstances is a superpower, not a weakness. Embrace your reset as an opportunity to recalibrate your business strategy and move forward with clarity and purpose.
In this episode of the Small Business Straight Talk Podcast, I dive into how you can use my Insights Feedback Loop to conduct a mid-year check-in of your goals, do a guilt-free reset, and create a six-month action plan that actually works so you can finish this year strong.
