Halftime: Re-evaluating Yearly Goals
By Chris Widener

Note: This article was originally written at mid year so it is good reminder around
June but the principles are applicable anytime.

In a sporting event, the players are given a break at the half in
order to refresh themselves, look at how they played in the first
half, and set strategy for the second half. So as you approach
halftime, here are some thoughts.
Do you have a vacation planned in the next two months that will give you the needed break and
refreshment? If not, schedule one this week! How did you “play” in the first half of this year?
Have you met your goals that you established at the beginning of the year? Here are a few
ideas to evaluate where you are at with your goals as you approach the halfway mark.

Take some time to sit down alone and review your goals. How many are you on mark to make?
How many have you not even begun on? How many have you achieved?

For those you haven’t even begun, my suggestion would be to reset your goal at 10 percent of
the original goal. Obviously this goal hasn’t been a priority, for whatever reason, and most likely
won’t suddenly become so. But you can make some ground. Set a small increase for the
remaining six months and get ahead a little in these areas.

For the goals you are on pace to achieve, try to stretch about 10 percent. So, to give it a
numerical value, if your original goal was 10 and you have already reached 5 after halfway,
stretch yourself to try to achieve 11 by the end of the year. This will give you a good reason to
kick into high gear as the year progresses.

For those goals you are on pace to break strongly through, try an increase of 50 percent.

And finally, for the goals you have already reached, try to set the new goal at 100 percent of the
original goal.

In all of these remember that it is better to try hard, and even fail at a higher goal, than to take
the easy route and attain nothing at all!

Best of luck as you re-evaluate your goals!


Reproduced with permission from Chris Widener's Ezine. Chris Widener is an Internationally recognized
speaker, author and radio host. Chris is the author of five books and 30 audio programs as well as over 350
success articles. In addition to being a featured contributing editor to the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan,
Chris was a guest speaker for the 2004 Jim Rohn Weekend Leadership Event held in Anaheim, CA - he
received rave reviews not only from Jim Rohn, Denis Waitley and Brian Tracy, but also all the attendees!
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