As I approach the final hour of the second decade of my life, I wanted to reflect on my life at age 29. In the past few years, I was been so busy living life that I forgot to enjoy living, so this year I placed a strong emphasis on enjoying the process as well as the outcome of my work. Now that the age of 29 is coming to a close for me, I can look back and applaud the moments that made this year a memorable year. These moments include:
- Introducing S’well/Peculiar PPL insulated bottles
- Moving out from my wonderful parents’ house into my own home
- Getting closer to my dream of owning my own private jet by traveling eight times on mid sized private jets, and chartering two helicopters
- Being able to fly 8 people on private jets for their first time and chartering an entire Hawker 400XP jet for my dad to have a getaway
- Getting over my irrational fear of traveling internationally, and flying to Dubai and Mexico
- Getting Invited to the Google HQ
- Installing a stove for the first time (oh the wonderful life of a landlord!)
- Quitting my job of 10 years to pursue my passions
- Earning a healthy return on all of my stocks
- Apple (AAPL) – 1.5% (why couldn’t you give me a bigger return, Apple?!?)
- GoPro (GPRO) – 96%
- Tesla Motors (TSLA) – 178%
Outside of those moments are numerous important things that can’t easily be quantified, such as:
- The many friendships that I built and strengthened
- The many business relationships that I established and grew
- Fun moments that I spent with the teens that I teach, including the moments freestyle rapping in the car while driving them home
- My growth in mindset and many lessons learned through the challenging times
On my first day of turning 29, my friend told me, “Let this be the [age] that marks the beginning of great opportunities and opened doors. There are only greater things ahead. You haven’t even scraped the tip of the iceberg…” Now, I’m glad to say (and proud to see) that he was right.
As I enter into the age of 30, I can’t wait to see what additional things are in store! Hopefully I finally get that real-life, alive zebra that I’ve wanted since the age of 12! Fingers crossed!