September is a great time to start again. It’s the start of the new school year, so teachers and students are already starting over. Summer and vacations are over, which means businesses are looking at their end of year goals and how to push towards the finish line. It’s time to plan now for the rest of the year.
For us, in Florida, September is also bringing the threat of Hurricane Dorian. Will it hit us? Will it skirt the coast? Sadly, with Hurricane’s, we won’t really know until we know. So I might be doing my planning the old fashioned way, with pen and paper. (I kid, I will always plan out with pen and paper because I like the tactile and visual aspects of it. But, I just might be doing it in the dark!)
To start with your planning, you really need to take a look at your original goals, what you’ve accomplished so far this year and what you need to do to finish the year strong.
Last year, I wrote a post, How to Do a Midyear Check-In of Your Goals, I gave you steps to take to look at your goals, determine where you are in relation to where you planned to be, and a reminder that it’s important to celebrate those goals that you’ve already met. And although it was designed for a half-year check-in, the steps in that post can be used at any time.
Last September, I turned your attention the last four months in Plans for the Last Four Months of the Year. In this post, I wrote about being able to jettison a goal that was dragging you down. I also provided some extra tools that will help you to meet your goals.
I hope you find these tools valuable and would love to hear how you review your goals and plan out the end of the year.
Hi Jennifer – I don’t think I have any goals atm – after focusing on recovering from all the drama that went down earlier in the year, I’ve been slow to put anything major into play. I think I might skip through the rest of the year and stay in “keep calm and collected” mode and start afresh with the new year. I’m sure you’ll have something in January to inspire me!
Thanks for linking up with us at MLSTL and I’ve shared on my SM 🙂
Leanne, you take the time. It was a stressful start to the year. There needs to be some space and time for regrouping.
I also think of Labor Day weekend to check in on goals and to make a strong run to the end of the year. First and foremost on my list is healthy lifestyle! I’ve promised myself to take a healthy lunch to work and to have healthy snacks in the car. I have a lot of traveling ahead as well. 2019 is speeding by! #MSTL fabinyourfiftes.com
We’re recommitting to our healthy lifestyle too!
Figuring out where we go from here, after being perpetual travelers for so long was goal number 1. Once we figured out what we wanted it was easy. My husband and I talked together about what was working for our lifestyle and what changes we wanted to make. Next we wrote up our plan. We’ve deviated a little as you’ll learn from my next post, but I think the plans are going to work. Thanks for sharing, Jennifer. Look forward to your next post. Stay safe in Florida. I lived there for many years and know all about those hurricanes.
Thanks for stopping by, Christina. We got lucky, the hurricane skirted by the coast. We had tropical force winds overnight, but that ended up being the extent. Of course, we now have two systems forming over the Atlantic that can turn into something, but until it does turn can’t worry about it yet.
Jennifer, You always inspire me to get off my tush and get stuff done. September is a great time to assess where we are and where we’re going. Thank you.
Yes, it is. It’s ingrained in me from both school (a long, long time ago,) and work. Once you get out of the laidback summer, it’s time to refocus.
I hope you get through hurricane season intact and lucky that Dorian didn’t hit full force. It’s always good to check in on your goals.