starting over in my late 20s (after getting laid off) | Reset Series
*This is a written part of a video series I have on YouTube.
I am starting again today.
How many times have you told yourself that you are starting something again, maybe new or not, today, tomorrow, or Monday?
Don’t get me wrong, I am not telling you what to do in this and how to motivate yourself through it.
But maybe, just maybe, I can be that example of a person you would not think to look for.
I am resetting because I am sick and tired of being so complacent with my life currently. I am making progress but also as of late, I have been very unsatisfied with how I am living my life.
It is February 2025 already and I feel that my life has barely made a dent in what I consider measurable.
I am in my late twenties and the goals I had for 2024 are rolling over with some revision, reframed as achievable now.
I understand that I am not the only one with this problem but considering my life is mine, it revolves around me currently. I have no choice but to hyper-fixate on everything I have not done and could have done to have been further along according to my standard of progress.
The world keeps on changing and because of that, I know that if I do not do something now, I will be forever stuck, unsatisfied, and unhappy comparing and wishing for a life I can have if I learn to follow through with my commitments.
You are the only one experiencing your life through your eyes and your senses.
Another point is, that the media I consume is almost always of people who do not look like me. I am not trying to make this about race — but I want to bring up the fact that when you see people who identify like you in certain aspects of success, you can see yourself in them feeling inclined to apply yourself to achieve success.
This is the breakdown of the pillars of life I consider most of life fall into:
Mentally (mental health, spiritual)
Physically (taking care of yourself internally and externally)
Financial (Career, budgeting, investing, and overall money)
Wealth (how my finances are looking and goals)
Relationally (relationships with others and yourself— can tie into the other pillars)
Happiness vs Contentment (what am I doing to help myself feel more fulfilled)
I will be checking in every week with some sort of progress.
What you don’t track cannot be managed.
If you don’t pay attention, you will continue to pay the currencies below when that was not what you intended.
Time
Health
Real Money
This is more of a documentary for me to get into a better mindset during this time.
For me to see where I have been and who I am becoming.
I will be breaking down each of the pillars and going into what I am doing to make it so I keep true to my purpose.
Here me when I say, I am not trying to control my life to a T. I am working on simply living better for me.
The next reset post will be a deep dive into the mental pillar.
