The Mid-Year Audit: 6 powerful questions for goal reflection

We’re halfway through the year (isn’t that wild?) and now is a great time to review and reflect on our goals and aspirations we set out earlier in the year. This isn’t about tearing yourself down if you haven’t reached any specific goals, this is about checking-in, realigning and empowering yourself forward on a path that is right for you - and celebrating the wins we did achieve, no matter how big or small!

To spark this reflection and get the most out of this review, it’s important to ask yourself the right questions to drive meaningful reflection and not just read through your goals. You want these questions to provoke thought, ignite clarity and guide you forward to intentional actions.

So to help you with this, find a quiet space and ask yourself these 6 powerful questions noted below (or you can use the free Mid-Year Audit Worksheet I've created).

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Mid-Year Audit - 6 powerful questions to ask yourself for goal reflection:

1. What’s one thing I’m proud of so far this year?

   (Acknowledge how far you’ve come. Celebrate the wins.)

2. What am I currently tolerating that’s quietly draining me?

   (Identify anything that isn’t serving you. Evaluate what boundaries, changes or adjustments you may need to make to ensure your time, focus and energy is going to the right things.)

3. What’s one thing I’ll stop doing in the second half of the year?

   (Let go of habits, tasks, thoughts or mindsets that are stunting your growth and progress and aren’t giving you a positive feeling.)

4. What’s one thing I’ll continue to do for the rest of the year?

   (Honour what’s working, be proud of yourself and carry it forward with you.)

5. Am I feeling balanced in my current development/work load?

   (Ensure your load is sustainable and serving you. Think mental load, work load, social, dev etc. Overloading yourself will lead to burnout and demotivation.)

6. Which goals still feel energising—and which ones feel like obligation?

   (Helps distinguish between goals driven by external pressure versus internal motivation, revealing what truly excites you—and what doesn't—so you can ensure your goals are meaningful, aligned, and stimulating.)

   
   

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Once you’ve answered these questions, you can use that as an evaluation against your existing goals to determine if any still positively resonates, negatively conflicts or simply steers you in a different direction.

For example, here are a couple of my own answers that redirected my goals to better serve me.

Question 3 - What’s one thing I’ll stop doing in the second half of the year?

• Answer: Rushing in the morning. I’m finding the stress I now feel in the morning from rushing isn’t outweighed by the little bit extra sleep I get.

• Impact: I have a goal to join the 5am Club and for 4 months I was doing a good job and feeling great. Since my surgery I’ve lost the motivation and I’ve realised that goal is something I want to get back to.

• Action: Prioritise sleep - go to bed earlier (instead of ‘sleeping in’) and take small, incremental steps towards my 5am goal. Implement a lovely end-of-night routine to support. Routines work for me.

  
  

Question 6 - What goals still feel energising (and which don’t)?

• Answer: The goals related to The Empowered Adult - the one’s that bring me closer to helping and supporting people and the growth of girls in STEM - are the ones that excite me the most.

• Impact: Upon evaluating, I’m prioritising other goals/focuses above goals relating to this. Although still fulfilling, it’s not quite filling up my cup.

• Action: Prioritise my content goal. It’s a goal that supports the above but will also help towards my goal of building confidence. Start by aiming for 1-2 posts a month.

  
  

Remember - this mid-year checkpoint isn't about judgment—it's about awareness and purposeful adjustment. Your journey is uniquely yours, and these questions are designed to help you stay aligned with what truly matters to you, particularly as you continue to change and grow.

Take what resonates from your answers and use them to make small, meaningful adjustments. Sometimes the smallest shifts create the biggest impact. And most importantly, be proud of how far you've come—you're already halfway through another year of growth and learning.

Now go forth and make the second half of your year count! 💪