Personal Assessment: Achieving Your Mid-Year Goals
As we cross the halfway mark of the year, now is an ideal time to pause and reflect. Have you made progress on the goals you set in January, or have they quietly taken a backseat?
Whether you started the year with a clear set of resolutions or simply had a few personal targets in mind, mid-year is a crucial checkpoint. Life moves fast, and it’s easy to get caught up in the daily routine without realising how far you’ve come—or how far off course you might be.
So how can you make the second half of the year count?
1. Revisit Your Original Goals
What were your goals in January? Weight loss? Starting a business? Saving more money? Spending more time with family?
Write them down again and compare where you are now to where you hoped to be. You might feel proud of how far you’ve come. Or you might realise your consistency began to slip as early as February. Either way, honest reflection gives you clarity—and power.
2. Celebrate the Wins, No Matter How Small
Don’t downplay your progress. Even if you haven’t hit the major milestones yet, small wins still count.
Perhaps you’ve become more consistent with your workouts. Maybe you finally registered that business name. Acknowledge it.
Progress isn’t always loud—it’s often quiet and steady. Give yourself credit where it’s due.
3. Be Honest About What’s Not Working
This step requires some self-awareness. What goals have you overlooked or avoided? Which areas need renewed attention?
Perhaps you aimed to read a book a month but only got halfway through one. Maybe you intended to build better habits but kept falling into old routines.
That’s perfectly normal. The goal here is not to feel guilty, but to readjust rather than abandon.
4. Adjust the Plan, Not the Dream
Circumstances change, and goals can evolve too. Don’t be afraid to revise your approach.
You might need to scale back unrealistic expectations, or perhaps adopt a new strategy entirely. What matters is staying connected to your ‘why’—the reason you set that goal in the first place.
Reworking the process doesn’t mean failure. It simply shows you’re flexible and focused.
5. Set Clear Priorities for the Next Six Months
You can’t do everything at once, and that’s okay. Identify your top three priorities for the rest of the year. Break them down into monthly or weekly steps.
Keep them somewhere visible. Check in regularly. Focused effort is more effective than scattered energy.
6. Stay Accountable
Talk to someone you trust about your goals. Better still, find an accountability partner.
Share your targets and deadlines. Sometimes, a little external encouragement is all it takes to stay consistent.
You can also use a journal or an app to track progress. Whatever helps you stay grounded and intentional.
7. Protect Your Energy
Burnout won’t help you achieve anything. Neither will guilt.
Take care of your mental and emotional well-being. Rest when needed. Celebrate your efforts. Move at your own pace.
You don’t have to race through the year to make it meaningful. You just need to move with purpose.
The second half of the year is wide open. There’s still time to make meaningful progress, adjust your course, or even start over if needed.
Take a deep breath. Check your compass. And step forward with intention.
There’s still every reason to believe you can make the rest of the year count.
Titilope Adako is a talented and intrepid journalist, dedicated to shedding light on the untold stories of Osun State and Nigeria. Through incisive reporting, she tackles a broad spectrum of topics, from politics and social justice to culture and entertainment, with a commitment to accuracy, empathy, and inspiring positive change.
