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WHAT MY 23-YEAR-OLD SELF IS TRYING TO TELL ME

“Sometimes in life, you lose your focus and joy because of concentrating too much on the present happenings or events. […]

At 75, he thought he would be resting. Not like this. He had done everything right. Three children. A banker.

I have been building something for the past three months. Not a house this time. Not a business. Something smaller.

I have been journaling for most of my life. Private notebooks. Handwritten reflections. Observations from the week. Lessons from experiences.

I came across a quote this week that stopped me mid-scroll. It was from Vinh Giang, talking about his lessons

I just got back from a week away. Lusaka, then Livingstone. Work trips, business reviews, strategy sessions. A lot packed

I sat through our company’s annual planning conference last week. The marketing person was presenting. Screen full of charts. Numbers.

It is the first weekend of 2026. Four days into the new year. And I am already exhausted. Not physically

I am writing this from an unusual place. Not my usual desk inside. Not hunched over my laptop at some

It’s the second-last weekend of the year. I noticed it almost by accident—scrolling through my calendar, trying to work out