What will actually move the needle in the second half of 2025?

Since moving to Spain, I’ve started seeing the year not as a straight line from January to December, but as two packed chunks of 5 months, with a month of transition in between (well, if I followed the school calendar, the chunks would look more dramatic).

What I like about life here is that it’s seasonal, cyclical, and more aligned with how life actually happens.

Summer is here, and with it comes the peak of energy, light, and possibilities. In this season, I feel the energy toward exploration, connection, and a more expansive way of living and working. (I wrote more about that in this article.)

But here’s the thing: regardless of where you live or what season it is this is the midpoint of the year.

A natural moment to pause, reflect, and recalibrate.

✅ What has truly mattered in the first half of 2025?

✅ What got in your way: fears, external expectations, limiting beliefs?

✅ What needs to be cleared (the famous "let go"), so the second half feels more aligned, purposeful, and energizing?

I shared some of these reflections and prompts in my latest newsletter (exclusive to clients and subscribers — you can subscribe here), and I’d love to open up this conversation here too.

If you’re leading a team, running a business, or navigating a big personal or professional shift, this is the time to get intentional and more focused.

Here are 6 strategic prompts to help you get the best of H2:

1. What actually moves the needle? Look at the first half of the year: what actions, projects, or decisions truly made a difference? Double down on what works. Let go of what's just noise.

2. Who are your sponsors, allies, and connectors? Progress doesn’t happen in isolation. Who believes in you, opens doors, challenges your thinking, or amplifies your impact?

3. What’s draining energy without delivering real results? Name the distractions: busy work, perfectionism, people-pleasing, digital clutter. It’s time to release what’s not adding value.

4. If you could only focus on 1–2 goals that bring both joy and results, what would they be? Forget the long to-do list. What’s the work that lights you up and moves you forward?

5. If you could start from scratch, where would you set your goals now? Not in January. Not based on old plans. From where you are today with new data, new context, and new desires, what matters most?

6. What if that one dream for 2025 was postponed? How would you stay in motion? What else could emerge if you release urgency and allow space for something different?

The second half of the year is not just about doing more, it’s about doing what really matters.

💡 If you or your team need support making this transition meaningful—through coaching, team sessions, or strategic offsites—I’d love to help. Let’s make H2 a chapter of clarity, connection, and bold moves.

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I’m Fernanda Ortega, the CEO & Founder of EAGER Consulting and a Certified Executive Coach and Mentor. With over 20 years as a global HR Executive and a mission for helping professionals and entrepreneurs navigate change, I bring a multicultural, strategic lens to every conversation.

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