A real honest conversation about pivoting, resetting, and finishing this year on your own terms.
Can we just take a second and say it out loud?
It is almost June. Wtf, how?! We are nearly halfway through 2026. And if you are sitting there wondering where the first five months went... same, girl. Same!
I want to talk to you today not as someone who has it all figured out. But as someone who started this year with a very specific vision, had to completely redirect that vision, and is still standing here choosing to finish strong anyway.
Because I think a lot of us need to hear that right now.
The goal was never to have a perfect year. The goal was to keep going even when it looked different than you planned.
My 2026 has not gone as planned. And that is okay.
I started this year in the middle of one of the biggest transitions of my life. Walking away from Taudrey, the brand I built from nothing and poured everything into, was not something I had mapped out on a vision board. It was hard and emotional and honestly some days it still is.
My original vision for 2026 looked different than what it has actually become. I have had to pivot, re-examine, and redirect more times already than I expected. My goals have shifted. My timelines have shifted. And some things I thought would happen by now simply have not happened yet.
And somewhere in the middle of all of that, I also had to do a hard stop on my health. My workout routine had slipped. My eating habits were not where I wanted them to be. And instead of ignoring it or waiting for a "perfect moment" to get back on track, I had to just stop, notice where I was, acknowledge it without judgment, and start making changes. Not dramatic ones. Just intentional ones.
Noticing is the first step
Here is what I have learned this year so far. The pivot is not the problem. The detour is not the failure. The moment you notice you have drifted and you choose to redirect = that is actually the work. That is the brave part.
So many of us spend so much energy beating ourselves up for being off track that we never actually get back on track. We waste the second half of the year feeling guilty about the first half.
Not this time. Not us. Not this year.
Your mid-year check-in
Whether you are an entrepreneur or not, here are four questions I want you to sit with this week. Get honest with yourself. No judgment. Just curiosity.
1. What did I set out to do in January that I am proud of?
Celebrate what you have done. Even the small things. Especially the small things.
2. What has shifted or changed and is that okay?
Pivots are not failures. Give yourself permission to evolve your goals.
3. Where have I been running on empty?
Your health, your relationships, your energy. What needs attention before Q4 gets here?
4. What does finishing 2026 strong actually look like for me?
Not for anyone else. Not based on what you think it should look like. What does YOUR version of a strong finish feel like?
Why summer is actually the most strategic time of year
I want to speak directly to my entrepreneurs for a second because this is important.
Q4 is everything. October, November, and December are some of the most important months of the year for sales, revenue, and business momentum. And the businesses that absolutely crush Q4 are the ones that used the summer to prepare for it.
Summer is not slow season. Summer is strategy season.
It is the time to look at your numbers, revisit your goals, figure out what is working and what is not, and build the plan that will carry you into the most important quarter of the year on fire and ready. The women who show up to September already knowing their Q4 plan are the ones who end the year with something to celebrate.
So that is exactly what I am doing this summer. And I want you to do it with me.
Ready to finish 2026 strong in your business?
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We can do hard things. And we can do them in the second half too.
Big hug,
Tiff