It’s mid-June, and for many legal professionals, there’s a subtle but powerful shift in the air. We’re at the halfway point of the year. The initial burst of January motivation has long since faded, and we’re deep enough into the year to see whether our original plans are holding up against reality. Too often, we just keep pushing ahead, hoping to muscle through until December.

There’s a much better way. I’ve come to see the June Personal Quarterly Offsite (PQO) as the single most critical strategic planning session of the entire year. I call it the “Halftime PQO.”

This isn’t just another quarterly check-in. It’s your strategic locker room session. It’s the designated time to pause, review the “game tape” from the first half, acknowledge that the field conditions have inevitably changed, and draw up a smarter, more effective game plan for the second half.

That’s the entire focus of my new June issue of the Personal Strategy Compass newsletter, which is focused on reviewing your first half to help you win the second half.

In this issue, subscribers will explore:

  • How to conduct an honest “game tape” review of your first half. Celebrate wins and analyze fumbles without blame.
  • The process of making strategic adjustments based on what you’ve learned and how circumstances have shifted.
  • Practical questions to guide your “locker room session” and set powerful priorities for Q3.
  • My own personal reflection on a year where my halftime adjustment was to shift from “more projects” to “strategic rest,” and why that defensive play led to a huge win in the second half.

The quality of your second half of the year will be determined by the quality of your thinking in June. This PQO sets the trajectory for everything else.

While the free edition of my newsletter provides one article that introduces this framework, the premium subscription is designed for those who want to take their strategic planning to the next level. Paid subscribers get the complete June issue, plus full access to the entire archive of past issues (packed with foundational concepts like Declaring a Major and protecting your focus), along with exclusive content and templates that I share throughout the year. It’s the best way to support this work and get the most out of the PQO framework.

If you’re ready to stop drifting through the year and start intentionally designing your success, your Halftime PQO is the place to start. Check out the new issue.

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[Originally posted on DennisKennedy.Blog (https://www.denniskennedy.com/blog/)]

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