30th December 2024
As we approach the end of another wonderful year, a realisation ticked in, ‘The clock is ticking’—not in a doomsday way, but in a ‘Make the most of it’ way. In fact, that thought of mortality doesn’t scare me as much as it motivates me. I don’t see it as a burden but a wake-up call and a reminder that time is finite, and how I use it matters.
As I celebrated a milestone birthday in 2024, This awareness, that time is finite, reshaped how I lived through most of 2024. I started asking myself questions that were uncomfortable but clarifying:
- What am I holding onto that no longer serves me?
- What am I putting off that I might regret later?
- What really matters to me, and what’s just noise?
This self-assessment made one thing clear: I was carrying too many commitments, too many distractions, and too many unfinished projects.
And this wasn’t just physical clutter but mental clutter.
I realised that every “no” I said could make room for a deeper “yes.”
Saying no to unnecessary obligations meant saying yes to more time with my family and things that truly matter. Saying no to constant speed meant saying yes to the things that truly inspire me—like writing, coaching, helping and motivating people to achieve their goals and realise their potential.
This wasn’t easy, Setting aside projects I’d started but hadn’t finished felt like a betrayal of my own values of seeing things through and never quitting. But I had to remind myself that saying no to something isn’t the same as failing. It’s making a choice—a conscious one—to prioritise what matters most or more.
And that’s how the new book Iam now working on, came to be. The book wasn’t on my radar at the start of the year. In fact, if you’d asked me in January 2024, I would’ve told you I had no plans to start a new book before finishing the ones I’d already started. But as I reflected on my life, my notes, and the lessons I’ve learned, it became clear that this was the book I needed to write—not later, but Now—and not just for my children or anyone else who may benefit, but for myself.
Yes, writing it wasn’t just about creating a book, but about confronting myself. The process forced me to look at the gap between what I say and what I do, between the lessons I’ve learned and the ones I actually live by.
It was humbling. Writing has this way of exposing your contradictions. But it also gave me clarity and a sense of alignment between who I am and who I want to be.
This clarity came from asking questions, over and over, and sitting with the discomfort of not having easy answers. In fact, just sitting with my questions was a revelation for me, for that gave me time to slow down and really feel the weight of them.
The questions, like the ones I mentioned above, weren’t tidy or linear. They came in waves. But sitting with them gave me something I hadn’t realised I was missing: perspective. It allowed me to step back from the noise of daily life and really examine what I was doing with my time—and, more importantly, why I was doing it.
In fact, one of the biggest lessons 2024 has taught me is that clarity isn’t something you stumble upon, but something you create and you do that by letting go of what doesn’t matter and holding tight to what does.
For me, that means doing less but doing it better. Fewer projects, Fewer investments, Fewer distractions, Fewer decisions and more focus on the things that truly matter—my family, my writing, coaching, and a couple of meaningful endeavours.
The rest? It can wait. Or maybe it doesn’t need to happen at all.
And I’m okay with that. What matters to me now, is asking questions—and taking steps, however small, to live in alignment with the answers.
Looking ahead to 2025, I don’t have any resolutions. I have a simple intention: to live fully and embrace my finite time not with fear but with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.
I don’t know what the year will bring. None of us do, but I do know this: I want to keep writing, keep learning, and keep sharing. I want to be present for my family and close friends, and true to myself. I want to live a life that feels boundless, even within the bounds of time.
And that would be enough.
What about you?
If you paused for a moment and really thought about it, what would you realise you’ve been putting off?
What’s one thing you could do today to live with fewer regrets?
It doesn’t have to be big or dramatic. Maybe it’s booking that trip you’ve always dreamed of, Maybe it’s writing a letter you’ve been meaning to send, Maybe it’s just taking a moment to sit with yourself and ask: Am I living the life I want to live?
You don’t need perfect answers, you don’t even need a plan, All you need is a willingness to start. Sometimes, that’s all it takes to turn a question into a life well-lived.
The clock is ticking, ask yourself the important questions and stay blessed forever.