Episode 464: A Birthday Episode: A Reflection on Growth, Meaning & Trusting Myself

2026-02-04

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In this special birthday reflection episode, I'm slowing things down and turning inward. I'm sharing where I am in this season of life, what feels solid, what feels unclear, and what I'm intentionally leaving open. Birthdays always make me pause. They give me space to reflect, to check in with myself, and to notice how much has changed internally and externally. In this episode, I'm asking myself honest questions and inviting you to sit with them too. This journey is about so much more than money. It's about who we're becoming along the way. ...

Birthdays always make me pause. They give me space to reflect, to check in with myself, and to notice how much has changed internally and externally. In this episode, I'm asking myself honest questions and inviting you to sit with them too.

This journey is about so much more than money. It's about who we're becoming along the way.

🎧 What I Talk About in This Episode

Why not having everything figured out doesn't mean you're behind
How my definition of success has shifted over time
Why flexibility, autonomy, and spaciousness feel like true wealth to me right now
Reflection questions I'm asking myself as I enter a new year of life
How I'm learning to stop forcing clarity and trust myself more deeply

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