Mindful Yearly Reflection

# Mindful Review of 2024

## Relationships
- Family: 5/10
- Friends: 6/10
- Dating: 4/10

## Finance
- Savings: 8/10
- Investments: 9/10
- Assets Appreciation: 5/10

## Hobbies
- Photography: 2/10
- Guitar: 4/10
- Travel: 9/10

## Health
- Mental Health: 8/10
- Physical Health: 4/10
- Diet: 6/10

## How would you describe this year in one sentence?

A year of learning and improvement with a lot of great personal moments. 

## What are you most grateful for this year?

I built up my finances pretty well this year, giving me the base to build a happy future. 

## What was your biggest learning?

I need to focus more on building relationships, this year was one where I learned the importance of being present for those close to you.

## Who were your favorite three people from the year?

- Mother
- Father
- Ceasar (Pet Dog)

## What are three moments that stood out to you this year?

- Reaching 250K USD in savings
- Paying off my student loan
- Traveling to Paris

## What were your favorite meals of the year?

- Butter Chicken by Mother
- Pizza at Naples
- Chicago Style Pizza in Chicago

## What fear did you overcome or moved closer to overcoming?

I started dating after 6 years of being single and having social anxiety issues. 

## What challenge did you take on and succeed?

I wanted to live a very frugal life so that I could pay off my student loan and I succeeded. 

What challenges did you try and fail to overcome? Any lessons?

Spending more time with family was a goal at the beginning of the year but I didn’t do a great job at it. The problem was not committing to it to go all in and treating it like it is just a mindset problem. 

## What is the most impressive thing you did this year?

Paid off my student loan by living frugally for 10 months. 

## What are you most proud of?

My self-discipline when it comes to saving money. It feels like a muscle that has been built pretty strong right now. 

## How do you feel about the coming year?

Hopeful and positive about moving forward and making progress on relationships and finance.