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This week we're talking about the mid-year moment nobody prepares you for.
Hey Reader
We're halfway through the year.
And I know that for a lot of you reading this, that sentence landed somewhere uncomfortable. Not because nothing's happened - but because the things that were supposed to happen by now either haven't, or they happened and they still didn't fix it.
January you had a plan. June you has a survival strategy.
I want to say something that I think needs saying: that is not failure. That is what it actually looks like to be a human being with a full life, a nervous system that has limits, and a world that does not slow down when you need it to.
But here's what I've noticed in myself and in the women I work with at this point in the year: we tend to do one of two things. Either we double down - tell ourselves we'll catch up in Q3, make a new plan, push harder. Or we quietly give up on the version of the year we imagined in January and start waiting for the next one.
Neither of these is the answer.
What a mid-year check-in actually looks like
It's not a list of what you haven't done. It's not a chance to berate yourself.
It's an honest conversation with yourself about what worked, what didn't, and what you're actually carrying that nobody can see on your to-do list.
The things that didn't happen often didn't happen for a reason. Sometimes the reason is circumstance. Sometimes it's capacity. And sometimes - the hard one - it's because part of you already knew that wasn't actually what you wanted.
That's worth knowing. You also don't have to do this alone.
In a couple of weeks, my best friend Illakiya and I are headed to an air bnb by the beach for a life planning session. Yes, a whole weekend dedicated to US. Talking about what's worked well, what's not working out, calling ourselves (and each other) out gently on the things we said we'd do but haven't... and helping each other plan out the next 12 months in a way that feels sustainable and rooted in reality. And we'll drink a lot of wine and go for walks and just BE. 10/10 recommend.
One question to sit with this week
Not "what do I need to do more of?"
"What do I need to give myself permission to let go of?"
Not because you're quitting. Because you're choosing. And choosing is different.
If this resonates and you want to actually do this work properly, not just sit with it alone, that's exactly what a Pathfinder call is for. Fifteen minutes. Honest conversation. No agenda except yours.
With care,
Aimee x
P.S. - The women I work with who make the most progress are not the ones with the best plans. They're the ones who are most honest about where they actually are.
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