It's July.
That’s right — it’s officially halftime.
The buzzer just went off on the first half of your year, and whether you’re ahead, behind, or clinging to a tie, the next six months are where games are won.
This is the moment where you either double down on what’s working or faceplant if you don’t make the right adjustments.
You don’t get a trophy for being busy. You don’t get the win just because you stayed in motion.
You get the win when you score.
The halftime break?
That’s where the real players separate themselves.
Let’s talk about what insurance agents should actually be doing on July 1st to:
Evaluate where they’re at
Adjust the game plan
Make moves that matter
We’re going to break this down into two buckets:
Moves you should be making now for long-term impact (but won’t hit you inside the next six months)
Moves you should be making now that can absolutely lift your second half of the year right away
Let’s get after it.
Before you even think about what to change, you need to know exactly where you stand.
This isn’t about how you feel you’re doing.
This is about the cold, hard scoreboard.
You need to be asking:
How close are you to your revenue goal?
Are you on track with your new business premium?
Are your retention numbers trending where they need to be?
Are your staff performance Key Performance Indicators being hit?
Are your lead pipelines filling consistently?
Is your personal time getting buried by agency chaos?
Write it down. Don’t round up. Don’t inflate it because it “feels” like things are moving.
Get the truth on paper.
Data doesn’t lie.
The sooner you see the real picture, the sooner you can make the right adjustments.
Some adjustments you make right now won’t move the scoreboard by December 31st — and that’s okay.
You still need to do them.
These are the smart, future-building moves that matter long-term — and if you don’t plant these seeds now, you’ll still be scrambling this time next year.
Building out your sales team is one of the smartest plays you can make — but most producers take months to ramp up.
If you start recruiting and onboarding now, you’re likely building for Q1 of next year.
Don’t let that stop you.
Every day you wait to bring on new talent is a day you’re capping your growth.
You don’t hire when you’re desperate — you hire when you’re building.
Setting up complex lead gen funnels, SEO, and long-play digital strategies takes time.
The investment is worth it, but don’t expect those moves to balloon your numbers in 60-90 days.
You should still be laying the bricks now:
Building email nurture sequences
Launching content that will build organic traction
Dialing in Google review strategies
Lining up local SEO partnerships
The sooner you start, the sooner you get that compounding effect.
Building out automation — whether it’s through a CRM, quoting process, or policy servicing workflows — saves you hours in the long run, but the payoff is rarely immediate.
It takes time to:
Map out processes
Train your team
Test and refine automations
But this is what frees you in the long game.
Make this investment now so your January self is sending your July self a thank you card.
Building real referral relationships with other professionals (mortgage brokers, real estate agents, financial advisors, etc.) is an incredible lead source — but it rarely explodes overnight.
It’s a drip game.
The people who trust you with their clients typically need to see you showing up consistently before they really lean in.
Start showing up now. Plant the seed. Build the trust.
Let’s be honest — if you’re behind pace, you don’t just need seeds for next season — you need buckets on the scoreboard right now.
Here’s where you can focus if you want to close gaps in the next six months.
Your current book is your fastest lift.
If you’re sitting on auto-only clients, home-only clients, life-only clients — you’re sitting on gold you haven’t cashed in.
Pull the lists.
Run the reports.
Launch the campaigns.
Cross-selling is the move that can put points on the board in weeks, not months.
It’s personal, it’s relational, and it’s an easier win because you already have a foot in the door.
Referral bursts can be activated right now if you structure them correctly.
Make it fun.
Make it urgent.
Make it about the client, not about you.
Example:
"For the next 30 days, every referral gets you entered to win XYZ big prize."
"Anyone who refers 3 or more people this month gets a guaranteed gift card."
You need a reason for people to act now.
Low-effort, fast-reward programs light that fire.
Hosting community events, sponsoring sports teams, showing up at farmers markets — those things create real, near-term opportunity.
Get visible.
Shake hands.
Be the name people recognize in your town.
When you flood your local calendar with activity in Q3, you build the buzz that helps close Q4.
If your pipeline is thin, the fastest way to fatten it is to simply prospect more.
Call more.
Knock more doors.
Message more people.
Follow up more aggressively.
Nothing fancy. Just more volume.
You can’t control who says yes, but you can control how many people you get in front of.
If you want to lift by year-end, this is the grind that works.
Sometimes, you need to shake the tree.
Flash sales work when you’re looking to create immediate energy:
"Policy review slots are limited this month – book by Friday!"
"Special program closing on the 15th – act now to qualify!"
You’re not always competing on price — sometimes you’re competing on attention.
Urgency and scarcity cut through the noise.
If your first-half numbers aren’t where you want them, you need to look at where your time has actually gone.
Are you stuck in operations you should have delegated?
Are you spending too much time managing low-performing producers?
Are you tangled up in service work instead of driving sales?
Your calendar tells the truth about your priorities.
If you want to close gaps in the second half, you need to spend more time doing the things that directly impact revenue.
That’s sales conversations, lead generation, cross-selling, and team development.
Everything else can get delegated, automated, or pushed back.
Here’s where a lot of agents blow it.
They get to July 1st, they realize they’re behind pace, and they freeze.
They overthink. They wait until Monday. They wait until the new month. They wait until the "perfect" time to launch something.
The perfect time is gone.
It was January 1st.
The next best time is today.
The agents who win the second half don’t wait to get things dialed. They move.
They pull the lists.
They make the calls.
They launch the campaigns.
They get visible in their communities.
They take action before they feel ready.
If you’re behind pace right now, you don’t need to panic.
You need to adjust.
The second half is still unwritten.
There’s still plenty of time to:
Hit your goals
Build your pipelines
Make up ground
And finish strong
But that time will evaporate if you don’t move now.
Some moves will build long-term momentum. Some moves will lift you immediately.
You need both.
So ask yourself:
Where am I winning?
Where am I losing?
What can I double down on today that will pay off this year?
What can I build now that will pay off next year?
Halftime is where champions adjust.
Halftime is where seasons turn.
Halftime is where the next six months get decided.
Go make the moves.