Half Year Review: How's 2026 Going?

Courage and Confidence | Season 3 Half-Year Review: How's 2026 Going?This episode is a little different. Rather than a general chat, Michelle puts on her coaching hat and takes Lee through a real mid-year review session, live on the podcast: no prepared answers, no safety net, just honest reflection.The theme running through this episode is stopping rather than starting. Michelle shares that across her coaching conversations this year, a recurring focus has been on identifying what to put down, not what to pick up.What you'll hear in this episode:Lee opens up about the habits and routines she wants to leave behind, including making excuses, letting uncontrollable external factors block her progress, and getting in her own wayAn honest look at how understanding her ADHD and autism diagnoses is helping Lee build genuinely useful habits rather than just workaroundsWhy Lee has been feeling behind, and how she's challenging the limiting belief that she should "know all this by now"A reflection on Welshot's 17-year journey and how evolving a business is itself an achievementLee talks about the personal stuff that threw her off course in the first half of 2026, including a house move that didn't happen, and how all-consuming that becameA candid conversation about health, food, tracking, and the mindset shift that's making the difference this time aroundThe habit loop in action: why picking up a book used to mean reaching for a snack, and how Lee broke that linkWhy organisation and planning are Lee's secret weapons against impulsiveness, both in life and in businessThe quote that sums up Lee's first half of 2026: "The pause doesn't slow you down. It makes everything that follows more precise."Your task from this episode:Write down three actions, however small, that you will take during July to help you stop doing things so that the rest of 2026 is better aligned with your priorities and your values.Share your three actions with us by email or drop them in the comments on Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn. We would love to hear them.About the hosts: Michelle Rogers is a business coach and the founder of Thinking Space. Lee Iggulden is the founder of Welshot, a photography academy celebrating its 17th year. Together they host Courage and Confidence, a podcast about building courage and confidence in themselves and in you.Click to send us a message.Find Lee at:Website: https://welshotimaging.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeatwelshot/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lee.igguldenFind Michelle at:Web: https://www.thinkingspacecoaching.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingspacecoaching/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmichellerogers/