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Day 1 of the 2nd half. What halftime adjustments do you need to make?

6 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this solo motivational video, Andy Neary frames the middle of the calendar year as a sports halftime, urging viewers to make strategic adjustments for the second half of 2026. He emphasizes that while outcomes (e.g., sales targets) are not fully controllable, daily activities and effort are. By tying emotions and self‑worth to the work put in rather than results, viewers can avoid emotional volatility. Neary challenges the audience to identify one specific halftime adjustment that will position them to make 2026 their best year yet.

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All right, day 1, second half of the year. Just like in sports, you just got out of halftime. Fourth weekend of the July 4th was halftime. Best teams in sports, they make halftime adjustments. Even if they're winning, they know they got to go into halftime and make adjustments so they can come out in the second half of the year and make sure they are putting themselves in the best position to win. Now, does that mean you're going to ultimately achieve your goal? Maybe that goal is professional, like a sales goal. No, it doesn't. But all you can control is the activity you put in, the work you put in every single day. You cannot control the outcome. If you tie your emotions to the outcomes here in the second half of the year, every week's going to be an emotional roller coaster. All you can do is tie your emotions, your worth, into the activity you're putting in. So whether you're way ahead of your goals, you're behind your goals, focus on what you can control. But at the end of the day, you have to make halftime adjustments, good or bad, whether you're winning or not. You have to make halftime adjustments. So my question to you is, what is the one halftime adjustment you have to make coming out of the halftime here into the second half of the year that is going to put yourself in the best position to make 2026 the best year you've ever had?