First Half Examen: What Will You Do With What You Now Have?

We have made it an entire 6 months, can you believe it! So far, we have taken deep dives into what it looks like for a healthy leader to be stabilized and strengthened from the inside out.

This week is about taking stock of how you have been progressing. An Examen of sorts.

First, think about what you have done well. Call yourself up, and allow others to build you up as well. I guarantee you have moved the needle at least one degree in the right direction- that is a win.

Second, consider what you want to improve in the second half of the year using the CORE process.

Call it (what is the improvement you want to make?),

Own it (what happens if you don’t work on it?),

Respond (what will you actually do?), and

Execute (when will you do it and who will hold you accountable?).

Third, remember the hope you have for tomorrow- that there is still another day to try again and lock in! Believe in your heart that the best is yet to come, and let the evidence of that be the choices you make starting right now!

CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK:

  • Use the CORE Process as you answer these questions:

    • Strongest Area

      • Identify your strongest area over the last 6 months

    • Weakest Area

      • Identify your weakest area over the last 6 months

    • One Healthy Habit

      • Choose one habit to help strengthen the weak area for this next quarter.

REFLECTION:

  • What has gone well?

  • Where would you like to keep improving?

  • What are you hopeful for in this third Quarter and the second half of 2026?

NEXT STEPS:

As you come along this weekly year-long journey, I invite you to a complimentary 90-minute taste at what it looks like to experience a Healthy Culture in your teams, organizations, and homes. Find out more about our Healthy Culture Seminar through this link.


->Want to get clearer, specifically, on your Physical Health?

Contact me via any of these communication mediums , I’m happy to help!

In your corner,

Darien

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Darien Sears

Darien Sears is a US Naval Officer, a leadership consultant, and a certified fitness and nutrition coach with over a decade of experience developing high-performance teams in both military and corporate environments.

As the founder of Armored & Anchored LLC, she brings her unique blend of leadership experience, faith foundation, engineering mindset, and functional fitness background to help individuals and organizations thrive - uniting strength with purpose and performance with peace.

Darien is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, where she earned a bachelor's in Ocean Engineering. She was a 4-year starter and Senior Team captain on the Navy Women’s Tennis Team. She later graduated from MIT with a dual master’s in Naval Engineering and Systems Design & Management.

Her passion is simple: to liberate leaders at every level by helping them align who they are with how they lead.

https://www.armoredanchored.com
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