Halfway There: Reflecting on Q1/Q2

Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year?!

Now is a great time to do a lookback (reflection) and plan ahead because it's an intuitive increment of time to think.

Remember that the goal of lookbacks is ultimately to change behavior in the future.  So make sure your lookback: 

1. [Reality Check] Gives a sense of where things actually are

2. [Goal Check] Acknowledges if any goals have shifted or should change

3. [Gap Analysis] Names what is left to reach goals 

4. [Game Plan] Points to any changes in “how” - the strategy/approach to reach your goals

This process should NOT take long, and you should come away with a few major next steps that imply a change in the future - either a change in goal or strategy/approach.

Lookback/Reflection Process

Below are some suggested questions:

1. Reality Check

• What are the goals?

• What has been achieved until now, aligned to your goals?

<Pause and CELEBRATE SUCCESS!!!>

• What is the distance between your goal and what you said you wanted?
  

Note: Make sure you do this objectively, unemotionally, and without judgment

1. Goal Check

• Have any of your goals changed up until now? 

• Should any of your goals change now?  If so, why?

1. Gap Analysis

• What needs to be accomplished in order to reach the goal? 

1. Game Plan

• What have been major successes so far?  What about those successes should you continue and/or scale further? 

• What have been obstacles or “failures”, and what can you learn from them?  What would you do differently now?  

• What are things you should stop doing?  

• What are things you should start doing now?  

Note: Reminder it's more effective to study successes than dwell on weaknesses and mistakes!

Your action plan should include: 

• Any new or modified goals 

• Key insights (that point to change)

• Next steps or commitments for Q2

And...

Yay that's it! Have a good Q3 y'all and enjoy the rest of summer.

For Learning and With Love,

Chris