How to Review Goals- My 6 Month Goal Review



Learn how to review goals so that you can hold yourself accountable and achieve your goals! Keep reading to learn how to review your goals! This is my sixth month review of my goals. We are halfway through 2024! 



Review of 2024 Goals 


Here are my goals for 2024 that I made at the start of January. It is important to look at the list and think about are these goals that I still want? Sometimes we make goals and we forget about them or we make them and they aren’t actually goals that we want badly enough to work towards. 




Goals for 2024:

  • 2000 people on my email list 

  • Run ads to market business 

  • Take my business full time by making more money than I did as a teacher 

  • Offer cyanotype commissions

  • Have 2-5 exhibitions 

  • Receive 1-2 artist grants 

  • Growing my fine art Instagram to 1000 followers

  • Participate in 1-2 art markets 

  • Get my artwork or prints in a local shop

  • Take more photos from the series Patched and Tree Houses 





After looking at this list - these are all still goals that I want to achieve for the most part. I want them because they are going to help me grow as an artist and push my art business forward! 





Now that we have gotten clear on our goals and know that they are all still goals that are desired we can get specific about each goal and figure out how we have been working towards them. 

Review of Progress at 6 Months on Goals 


It is good to review your goals frequently, but especially at the sixth month mark. Figure out how close or how far off you are from achieving your goals. If you are really far off you might need to let go of some projects to make more time for your goals, you might need more motivation, you might need to schedule more time or you might need to do more research to figure out how you can attain your goals. 


If you are close to hitting your goals or if you have already accomplished those goals - then maybe the goals were too easy. Maybe you need to adjust the goals and make them more challenging. If a goal isn’t challenging enough you aren’t going to be driven to pursue it. 



2000 people on my email list 

2000 people on my email list - I currently have __about 400________ on my mailing list. I have really focused on growing my mailing list by offering two new freebies for people to sign up. Now people can sign up to save 15% on artwork (fill out the form below).




They can get my FREE guide for 10 tips to improve your beginner acrylic painting skills that includes a roadmap to help you transition from a beginner to an intermediate painter- click here! 




My free 14 pages of symmetry drawing pages perfect for grades 4-7- click here to download those! 




Or my FREE guide with 10 Tips to help you create an art portfolio that stands out and gets accepted into an art program or school of your choice! Click here to download!




I will be creating a couple of new freebies and trying Pinterest ads for the first time soon to grow my mailing list. 




Run ads to market business 


Run ads to market business-I will be trying Pinterest ads to share my Portfolio Tips free guide to have more people on my mailing list to be able to launch my art portfolio course. I haven’t done this yet but hope to do it in the next few months.



 Take my business full time by making more money than I did as a teacher 

I have been able to stay at home with my son while working on my business, I have worked on an art commission, done some workshops, coaching and I am getting ready to launch my art portfolio course. I am working on adding my TPT art teaching resources and lessons to my store. 





Offer cyanotype commissions

I am in the process of working on the cyanotype commissions. I haven’t had the chance yet to make cyanotypes- but I hope to do this soon!




Have 2-5 exhibitions 

I currently have 4 exhibitions scheduled for this year. I have made it a habit to try to apply to one exhibition each Monday. This doesn’t always happen but carving out time for it in my schedule has been really important. 




Receive 1-2 artist grants 

I have received 0 grants so far. On Mondays I work on grant applications and exhibition applications so this has helped me have a set time to apply. I have applied to 2 grants and I plan on applying to at least 3 others. 

Growing my fine art Instagram to 1000 followers

I currently have 763 Instagram followers on my account @jackiepartridge_ and I have 1170 followers on my art teaching Instagram account. I have been prioritizing planning my content and creating reels which has helped me gain followers. I has been very hard to post consistently and grow both accounts.




Participate in 1-2 art markets 

I am scheduled to participate in 0 markets. I have decided I don’t want to do this goal anymore. Markets are a lot of work and with a young toddler it’s not how I want to be spending my time right now, Instead of doing markets I have decided to contact local shops to sell my art instead. 




Get my artwork or prints in a local shop

I will start to reach out this summer and prepare my pitch soon. I am still working on this. 




Take more photos from the series Patched and Tree Houses 

I have started to make photos from this series and will continue to do so now that it is warmer outside.  I will hopefully do this in the summer and fall! 





Here is a behind the scenes look at how and why I review my goals. I think reviewing your goals at the sixth month mark is especially important. A lot can change in six months. It is not too late to get started on your goals if you haven’t been making progress on them. Good luck with your goals! 




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Review of 2023


2023 was a busy year for us. Here is my review of 2023. Learn about my busy year and review of 2023 below! In this review of 2023 I will go over the goals I made for 2023 related to art goals, personal, business and family goals.


Review of 2023- My Thoughts

We had our baby in April 2023 and bought our first home around the same time. I moved into our home while my baby was seven weeks old. We now live a few hours away from family and I am understanding that things take a lot longer with a baby. My goals for 2023 were ambitious and I would say over ambitious. I know I may not have hit them all or some but it has helped me get clear of what I want. 



My Goals for 2023 with a Review of 2023 

Business Goals for 2023

I want to have 500 email subscribers on my email list.

I didn’t quite hit this goal but I will be working even harder on building my email list in 2024. 


I want to try running ads on social media to help me grow my list.

I didn’t get around to doing this but will in 2024. 


I want to create 150 products on my TPT store - Jackie Partridge Art. 

I created over 100 products in my TPT store and was happy with this given how busy 2023 was! 

I want to create 10 new designs on Society6 - Jackie Partridge.

I haven’t put a focus on Society6 and didn’t create any new designs.


Art Goals for 2023

I want to have 2-5 new art grants this year to fund my artwork. 

I didn’t have time to apply for grants this year. 



I want to have 5-10 art exhibitions this year. 

I had two exhibitions this year and was happy with that. 


I want to set up a new studio in my new house.

I got it set up. I still want to continue to organize it and do little things like make it look pretty. 


I want to make cyanotypes and paper this year. 

I didn’t have time to make cyanotypes this year since my son was born in the spring. 




Social Media Goals for 2023

I want to have over 1000 followers on Instagram on both of my accounts - @jackiepartridge_ and @jackiepartridgeart

I gained over 1000 followers on @jackiepartridgeart and I am still working on growing @jackiepartridge_ .



I want to have over 500 subscribers on YouTube - Jackie Partridge Art 

With my son being born and moving I didn’t put out new videos from July 2023-November 2023. I will be working a bit harder on YouTube in 2024. 

Revenue Goals for 2023

I want to have consistent 3-4 figure months of sales on TPT.

I have had more consistent 3 figure months on TPT this year. 


I want to do 2 art markets and I want to get my artwork into a local shop. 

I did not have time to do either of these. 





Personal Goals for 2023

I want to make healthy food choices. 

I want to go for a walk daily. 

I have done these and feel really good postpartum. 



Family Goals for 2023

I want to go on a hike monthly and enjoy time in nature with my family a couple of times a month. I want to visit with family or friends once a month. I want to plan a family vacation or a couple of small getaways. I want to have a date night once a month when the baby is old enough. 




It has been hard to go hiking or on vacations. We have been seeing family and friends regularly so that has been nice. 






Overall Review of 2023 

As you can see my review of 2023 is not impressive. Did I hit some goals for sure. Did I hit a lot? No. I am still proud of all the life accomplishments we have achieved like buying our first home, moving and having a baby. These are milestones that take a lot of time, energy and patience. I am happy for the mom and wife I am. I am looking forward to hitting my 2024 goals this year. 






Even if you don’t hit your goals - you are not a failure. Sometimes life has better things in store for you! 

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