Halfway Through 2025 — And You're Doing Better Than You Think 💛
The Mid-Year Check-In
Hi, people leader friends,
Can you believe we’re almost halfway through 2025?
If you’re feeling like time is flying—or wondering if you’re "where you should be" by now—you’re not alone. At The Human Solution, we believe in celebrating progress (not perfection), pausing to reflect, and remembering that your worth isn’t defined by your productivity.
So here’s your gentle reminder: ✨ You are valuable. ✨ You are enough. ✨ You’ve likely done more than you realize.
In fact, research shows we tend to underestimate our accomplishments. One study published in Psychological Science found that people who took time to reflect on their past six months often realized they had grown more than they initially thought.
And you’ve been showing up — with curiosity, courage, and compassion. We see it in the way you engage with our work, our tools, and our shared mission.
Middle of the Year Check-In
Schedule a little time (half an hour to half a day) for a mini mid-year check-in and strategy sesh with yourself.
If you set benchmarks for yourself at the beginning of the year, reflect on them. How are you doing? What has changed?
What is (at least) one thing that you are proud of from the first half of the year? WRITE IT DOWN — in your journal, on a Post-it, whatevs.
What are you looking forward to in Q3 & Q4?
What goals do you have for yourself — professional, personal, physical, intellectual, spiritual? What is one step that you can take toward one of those goals right now?
📈 The Best of The Human Solution (So Far This Year)
Here are our most-read pieces from the first half of 2025—packed with insights, laughs, and reminders that you're not alone in the chaos:
Whether you read them all or missed a few, they’re worth revisiting with fresh eyes.
What’s Next?
We’ve got more in the works for the second half of the year—including brand new resources to help you navigate discomfort, build resilience, and lead like a human.
But for now, take a breath. Reflect on all you’ve moved through. And know that you’re not behind—you’re becoming.
People who spent 15 minutes at the end of their day reflecting on what they learned performed 23% better after 10 days than those who didn’t. (Di Stefano, Gino, Pisano, Staats, 2016)
Let this be your reminder: Slowing down isn’t falling behind. Sometimes the most powerful progress comes from simply being present.
XO,
The Human Solution Team
