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The Elite Edge: Mid-Year Reset — Reclaim Your Power 💪, Position 🎯, and Plan 📈
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🔥 Elite Edge Week 44: Mid-Year Reset — Reclaim Your Power💪, Position 🎯, and Plan📈
Half the year is gone.
And if you’re still waiting for the “right time” to get strategic about your career — this is it.
Because more time won’t change your trajectory.
But more intention will.
This week, I’m handing you the full Career Reboot Kit — built from our recent live coaching session that sparked real momentum for professionals ready to pivot, promote, or power up. Whether you’re feeling stuck, drained, or just off-track, this is how you course-correct — fast.
🔍 Step 1: Take Inventory — What’s Working, What’s Not
Don’t skip this.
Before you chase new goals, get brutally honest about what’s actually happening. Use the downloadable Mid-Year Reflection Worksheet to:
Celebrate your 3 biggest wins (and why they mattered)
Identify what held you back — mindset, support, or clarity?
Surface energy drains, skill gaps, and feedback you’ve ignored
Ask the powerful question: “If I keep doing what I’m doing, where will I be in 6 months?”
⚡ Step 2: Audit Your Career Energy
Not all stuckness is strategic. Sometimes you’re just running on the wrong kind of energy.
Use the Career Energy Audit to assess where you are — and where you need to shift:
Strategic Energy – Long game vision and future focus
Execution Energy – Productivity, output, and time mastery
Relationship Energy – Networking, visibility, mentorship
Restorative Energy – Mental clarity, boundaries, recovery
What are you over-relying on? What’s being neglected — and what’s that costing you?
Instructions:
Rate each energy type from 1 (low) to 5 (high), then reflect on which one needs your attention most.
Energy Type | Description | Your Score (1–5) |
Strategic Energy | Vision, direction, long-term planning | |
Execution Energy | Productivity, completion, time management | |
Relationship Energy | Networking, mentorship, collaboration | |
Restorative Energy | Rest, boundaries, clarity, renewal |
🚀 Step 3: Build Your H2 Playbook — Design Your Second Half
It’s not about doing more. It’s about doing what matters.
Use the H2 Playbook Template (below) to build a 3-part strategy that actually moves the needle:
Growth – Skills, learning, stretch roles
Visibility – Executive presence, thought leadership
Leverage – Mentors, sponsors, negotiation
Step 1: North Star
What’s the one sentence that defines your goal for the rest of 2025?
Step 2: Prioritize with the Power Move Pyramid:
Break your strategy into 3 levels:
🎯 Top Priority Move (most leverage, most impact)
🔄 Momentum Builders (2–3 key activities)
🔧 Foundational Habits (weekly systems to support your goals)
Bucket | Goal (What) | Why it Matters | First Step |
Growth | |||
Visibility | |||
Leverage |
📚What I Read This Week…
🔎 The Cities Where Entry-Level Job Seekers Are Thriving
Forget big-name cities. Mid-size markets like Minneapolis and St. Louis are outperforming when it comes to landing first jobs. A sharp reminder: career growth isn't always tied to the coasts.
👉 Read it on WSJ
🤖 OpenAI’s New Agent Can Make Spreadsheets and PowerPoints for You
Welcome to the future of white-collar automation. OpenAI is rolling out agents that can do multi-step tasks like building entire slide decks. Whether you’re excited or terrified — this is your cue to start learning how to lead alongside AI.
👉 Read it on WSJ
🎙️What I Listened to This Week… (Podcasts)
🫣 In Case You’ve Been Living Under a Rock…
🚨 The head of Astronomer.ai just resigned after being caught on camera in a very public HR scandal.
Andy Byron — CEO of the AI company — was spotted “canoodling” at a Coldplay concert with none other than the company’s Head of HR, Kristin Cabot.
Yes, HR.
It was messy. It was avoidable. And it’s your reminder that corporate optics are real — and they cut both ways.
💥 Final Thought
You don’t need a new year to start over.
You need a decision.
This is your reset point — to reconnect with your goals, realign your energy, and move with meaning. Don’t wait for clarity. Create it.
Let’s go.
You've got the Edge. Now sharpen it.
See you next week,
— Deepali Vyas
Your Elite Recruiter
Doing the research so you don’t have to.
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Let’s lift as we climb!🚀
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