The Discomfort of Being "in Draft"

Happy almost June.

Remember way back in January (that somehow simultaneously feels like yesterday and ten years ago!) when we set our 2026 goals? On Monday, we'll turn the page to a new month and, somehow, find ourselves nearly halfway through 2026.

Back in January, many of us sat down together and created goals, intentions, and plans for the year ahead. We thought about what we wanted to build, change, pursue, and become. We mapped out our next draft.

So here we are at almost the midpoint.

How's it going?

Maybe you're right where you hoped you'd be. Maybe you've made steady progress toward your goals and can clearly see the path ahead.

Or maybe life had other plans.

Maybe opportunities appeared that you never anticipated.

Maybe priorities shifted.

Maybe you've experienced loss, change, challenges, or transitions that weren't on your vision board.

Maybe the person sitting here today wants different things than the person who set those goals in January.

If that's true, I want to remind you of something important:

You are not a failed project because your draft changed.

One of the biggest mistakes we make is assuming that a good plan should never need revision.

But that's not how writing works.

And it's not how life works.

No author expects their first draft to become the final manuscript. There are edits. Rewrites. New information. Entire chapters that take unexpected turns.

Life Drafting was never about creating the perfect plan and following it flawlessly.

It's about staying engaged with the process.

It's about responding to new information.

It's about making intentional choices with the version of you that exists today—not the version of you that existed six months ago.

As humans, we crave certainty. We want to know that the path we're on is the right one. We want guarantees before we take action. We want to see the whole staircase before we step onto the first stair.

But growth rarely offers that kind of certainty.

Instead, we find ourselves in the space between no longer and not yet.

No longer who we were.

Not yet fully who we're becoming.

And that in-between space can feel uncomfortable.

Messy.

Unsettling.

Like we're somehow behind.

But what if you're not behind?

What if you're exactly where people often find themselves when they're growing?

What if this isn't evidence that you're lost?

What if you're simply in draft?

Journal Prompts

• What has changed in my life, circumstances, priorities, or perspective since the beginning of the year?

• Where have I grown in ways that wouldn't show up on a goal tracker?

• What challenge, transition, or unexpected event has taught me something valuable this year?

• What am I holding onto simply because I said I would, rather than because it still matters to me?

• If I released the idea of being "behind," how would I view my progress differently?

• What evidence do I have that I am growing, even if the path looks different than I expected?

• What has this season of uncertainty taught me about myself?

Affirmations:

• I am allowed to revise my plans as I grow.

• Changing direction is not the same as giving up.

• I trust myself to adapt to new information.

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Office Hours:  Office Hours this month are on Thursday, June 18. This is for Editor's Circle Coaching Members as well as any Guided Revision Coaching Members who would like to touch base between scheduled coaching appointments. HERE is the link to schedule a 30-minute slot

The Weekly Draft: happens every Sunday evening at 7pm at this link. Come prepared to reflect on the past week and draft the upcoming week. It is meant to be a heads down, co-planning time, with me being available to share strategies and/or answer questions. Join me HERE