Mid-year Reflection – Halfway there to Reinvention

I didn’t realise how tired I was until the mid-year getaway. The ski trip to a winter wonderland where all my worries were buried deep. The break wasn’t long but it was enough to look back and reflect on the challenges and lessons for the first half of the year. Today, I share my three key learning in the first lap of 2025.

Slowing Down is Strategy

Slowing down isn’t just to rest, it allows assimilation. It gives you time to absorb what you’ve learned, to let it marinate and embed itself in your daily rhythm. It’s the space where real growth happens, the kind you can’t rush.

When we slow down we notice things we wouldn’t otherwise notice, which gives us the opportunity to tweak patterns, refine habits and adjust what isn’t working. Slowing down isn’t laziness, it’s maintenance.

Slowing down is the secret ingredient to sustainable excellence.

Reframing Goals: From Rigid to Holistic

During this break I realised how important it is to be specific with goals; but also to look at them from every angle. Sometimes I’ve set simplistic, one-dimensional goals that weren’t wholesome or sustainable in the long run. For example, at one point my fitness goal was to weigh a certain number. Although i did achieve it but also burnt myself out in the process. Today the goal is to fuel the body for energy and feel good from within.

Financially I used to fixate on saving a certain amount. But now my goal has shifted to what kind of a lifestyle I want to create. The focus is on spending on things and experiences that create a sense of freedom. peace and moving the needle on things that matter.

Goals need texture. Maked them holistic.

Reinventing Yourself Means Reinventing Your Environment

As I evolve, I notice that my surroundings need to evolve with me. The clothes I reach for are changing my most prioritised functions, updated identity and pieces that feel more authentic. My beauty routine is shifting too, moving away from many layers of makeup and slowly getting more comfortable letting my natural radiance shine.

Just like good design, reinvention isn’t about adding more. It’s about removing what doesn’t serve you. Be ruthless about what needs to go and equally intentional about what you allow in.

Cull before you add. Simplicity is power.

Think about it

Are the goals you’ve set rooted in how you want to live, or what you want to achieve?