Mid-year check-in

Excerpt from The Friday Chaser

Published
Jun 27, 2025
Author
Kyle Van Deusen

Let’s be real, January you had some big plans for 2025.

But here we are nearly half way through the year — you’ve hit some unexpected challenges, you found some new opportunities, and technology has already changed about a hundred times.

That’s why a mid-year check-in matters.

If you don’t pause to reflect, you run the risk of running full speed in the wrong direction. So, now is a great time to take a quick breather and review, reassess, and plan out how you’re going to tackle what’s left of 2025.

Here’s a few of the things I’m asking myself:

  • What worked? Where did I get traction, what things have been selling, what types of projects went right?
  • What flopped? Which ideas turned out to be a dead end? Which project or initiative was a waste of time?
  • Are 2025’s goals still relevant? Do they still spark excitement? Are you on track, off track, or sidetracked?
  • What are the most important things to focus on for the remainder of the year?
  • What would make this year a success?
  • What do I need to support those goals?

Sure, half of the year is gone, but the other half is still yet to be written, and you’ve you the pen.

— Kyle

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