This week I turned 36.
When it comes time for my birthday, I always like to use these times to reflect.
I feel lucky that my birthday falls in June, because it is a natural middle-of-the-year check-in.
My process when doing this is:
- Look at my goals for the year; how is my progress
- Reset goals that need to be adjusted
- Journal my thoughts
I keep it simple because if I plan too much, it will likely not get done.
Being on social media provided a unique opportunity to write a concise list of reflections. I released one on Saturday, which you can read here.
I realized as I wrote that I had a lot of financial lessons in the list, so I actually broke that out into a separate list, which I talked about on my podcast.
You can listen to that episode by clicking here.
It’s amazing, as I look back, at what we learn and don’t learn as we grow up. Many, if not most of the lessons, I was exposed to. But it took a personal experience for me to internalize them.
I think this is something that happens often in life. That’s why I’m such a believer in taking action.
It’s through action that you gain clarity. That clarity helps you reframe things, and that reframing helps you refine your goals. You then repeat the process.