Dear Christelle,

By the middle of the year, it’s easy to lose sight of the intentions we had in January.

Life happens. Priorities shift. Unexpected things take space.

And before we realise it, we’re mostly responding to what’s in front of us.

Earlier this year, I invited you to choose a metaphor for 2026.

And lately, I’ve found myself coming back to mine.

Now that most of the administrative side of my move back to France is behind me, and I’ve finally moved into my new home, it feels like the right moment to pause and reconnect with what I originally wanted this year to feel like.

For me, the metaphor was a salad I love: endives, blue cheese, apple, nuts, and a simple vinaigrette. A mix that feels easy to prepare AND nourishing, with room to experiment.

And recently, I realised something interesting:

I’ve spent the last months improving the “base” of the salad (for me, that was the quality of the endives): creating stability, rebuilding a foundation, settling into this new chapter.

And now, my attention is moving somewhere else: to the blue cheese.

Because I’m realising I want something different in that part of the salad:

• more trust in the process,
• less tension around uncertainty, and
• more alignment in how I move forward.

A different way to look at this

You don’t need to restart the year to reconnect with what matters.

Sometimes, you simply need to return to the intention underneath it all.

Not everything has to be abandoned.

Some things just need adjusting.

A question for you

Do you remember the metaphor, or the intention, you chose for this year?

What still feels true about it right now?

One simple move

Instead of asking yourself whether you’re “on track”, ask:

What is one small adjustment that would bring you back into alignment with what matters most right now?

A reminder

If you’d like to realign your next steps and reflect on what still fits (and what no longer does), we can always take 30 minutes to explore it together - just schedule a call here.

To quieter alignment and meaningful adjustments,

Christelle

Self-Leadership Catalyst - Small steps. Real progress.