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Is 2019 unfolding just as you\u2019d hoped? Are you on track to achieve your goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been following along with the Coaching by SMK blog<\/a>, you will remember that in January I pointed out the importance of setting up your own plan for how you want to live your life. Now that we\u2019re half-way through the year it\u2019s time to check in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s post is all about how to revisit your goals, to celebrate your wins so far and to get back on track if you\u2019ve fallen off the wagon in your mid-year achievement check.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at Your Plan Anew<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pull out the most recent version of your plan. You may have been updating it through the year as you made progress, for many of us though, our plans have started to gather dust since January, if this is the case it\u2019s even more important to have another look at it now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you will want to look at, when carrying out your mid-year achievement check, is whether your plan still makes sense for you. Sometimes when we make plans, life, business direction and our priorities can change. That\u2019s completely normal. If it still fits your goals, then you can continue to work with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if when you revisit it you realise that it doesn\u2019t fit with where you are now. Take the opportunity to consider what has changed since you drew up this plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps your life or work circumstances have changed, maybe your priorities have shifted, or your passion has made itself felt in another area and you no longer feel called to pursue the goals you set for yourself. Whatever the reason for this change, when you explore it you can learn from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appraise Your Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time to see if you did what you said you were going to do. When you look at what you wanted to achieve this year, now that we\u2019re half-way through, are you happy with your progress to date? You may like to allocate yourself a score for your performance so far. This creates a benchmark with which to challenge yourself in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t be too hard on yourself here. If you didn\u2019t achieve what you set out to, there may be valid reasons for this. If you\u2019re not happy with your progress, ask yourself why you\u2019re not happy. Did you do your best?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may find that you didn\u2019t achieve all that you wanted to, but you have experienced a period of illness which stopped you from doing all you hoped to. If you still made forward progress, that\u2019s excellent news. You cannot expect yourself to perform at your peak all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make allowances for where life intruded on your plans. It tends to do that and so any plan that doesn\u2019t allow for unexpected developments is unrealistic. Life is not always plain sailing and you are human so don\u2019t berate yourself if your performance is not quite what you had hoped it would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrate Your Wins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are on track and have done, more or less, what you set out to achieve by your mid-year achievement check, that\u2019s fantastic! Well done \u2013 now it\u2019s time to celebrate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrating our successes isn\u2019t just to make ourselves feel good. When we challenge ourselves and receive a reward for achievement, we are more likely to strive to achieve our goals in future. However, if we don\u2019t allow ourselves a reward, subconsciously, we may begin to think \u2018what\u2019s the point?\u2019 Challenge without reward wears us down and causes us to give up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Move Forward with Confidence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\u2019ve celebrated your achievement, the next step is to set the next goal on your agenda. Ask yourself what\u2019s next and then lay out a path to achieve this goal. The confidence you have gained from realising your goals in the first 6 months of the year will give you a boost and help you to feel that the next challenge is as attainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven\u2019t quite reached the objectives you had hoped to by your mid-year achievement check, that\u2019s fine. The most important thing is to allow yourself some time to take stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n