Birthday Reflections
- Tanya Haffern
- Nov 1, 2018
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 16, 2021
Birthdays are a great time to reflect. A blank page, a brand new start lies ahead. What are you going to choose to write on it?

My previous year was outstanding. A long awaited family trip across the globe visiting special friends and family, ending in Disney World. Frequent travel across our beautiful country meeting hundreds of people determined to change their lives. Leaving my corporate life to live life on my terms. Writing a book. Having time to become a new me.
What will this year hold? I have some audacious goals in mind, new dreams, new ambitions. I can't wait to watch it unfold.
What I do know for sure is your life is in your hands. You can make it a masterpiece or a nightmare. You can excel or you can scrape by.
Look at who you surround yourself with. Are they pushing you to be the best version of you?
Look at your thoughts. Are you spending time visualising a bright new day?
Look at your dreams. Are they big enough to scare you and inspire you?
Turns out you don't need a fortune teller to tell you how your life is going to turn out, you just need a mirror.
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