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I’m 36 Today - My Birthday Post
Today I’m 36. Yep, I’m on the back 9 of my 30’s. Last night I fell asleep on the couch at 10:30, and this morning I woke up in my bed at 9. Perhaps I needed the sleep to prepare for today.
On my birthday I am always struck by this line from an Indigo Girls song that goes… “Every 10 years or so I look back on my life, and have a few laughs.”
How true is that?
For me though, I tend to chunk my life experiences into 5’s. You know, 10-15, 15-20, 20-25, 25-30, and most recently 30-35. It’s just how I do it.
A good friend of mine once told me that the 30’s were all about ego. I think he’s right, although for me it was my 20’s. My 30’s have predominantly focused on my family and my career, which are completely intertwined.
It’s foolish, I think, to sit back and have a “plan” for your life. I do think though, that it’s prudent to set goals and to try and reach them, assuming you have learned one thing, and that is…
What do you want?
Fortunately for me I learned by the time I was 30 what I wanted in life. (Is it pretentious to say that?). I don’t want gobs of money. I don’t want a fancy car. I don’t want a high-profile career.
I want happiness. I want safety and security for my family. I want flexibility in my career.
I’ve spent all my working years preparing for the next 5 years. This is when I will make my mark. This is when I will develop a business that I can be proud of that will generate long-term income and stability for my family. This is my late 30’s.
What do I see for the 40’s? Best-case scenario? Having enough security to be able to work only on fun things.
At least now I can look back on this post in 5 years and see if I was right!
Happy Birthday, old guy. (Just remember, you’ll always be 2 months older than me.) ;-)
Have a great day today!
Happy birthday ;-)
You’re only 36? Man, I could have sworn you were in your 40s. No, seriously. OK, I’m only kidding. But then, maybe not. :-P
@Todd, thanks buddy. Get your liver ready for February.
@45n5, When you’re 45, will you still have a blog? :)
@Paul, geez, not sure how to take that Paul! :)
Hi Jim,
i’m a big fan of your blog and read it religiously. I like the way you think and i share quite a lot of your goals in life. And today i find out we’re born on the same day! (altough i just became 31) I think that’s just great, it made me laugh…
So happy birthday to you. Keep up the good work and i’m real curious what the scratchback idea will bring.
Radomir
Happy birthday! Wait til you hit 40 :)
Great post. Keep up the good work! I will date a sugar daddy from BillionaireCupid.com tonight. I hope it works.
Happy Birthday!! (a wee bit late!) Hope you had a great day - and I love your goals - they’re just real! So many people online are all about preaching about big bucks, and seriously, how many of us are really going to get disgustingly wealthy online?
(Btw, my boys turned 13 and 14 on the 22nd!)