Where Will You Be in 9 Years?

What happens when you stop and look back at the life you imagined 9 years ago?

As we celebrate nine years of the Brilliant Balance podcast, I'm reflecting on the question that inspired the very first episode: Where will you be in 9 years? When I asked my family that question back in 2016, I never could have predicted everything that would happen between then and now. But having that vision gave us a reason to be intentional about the choices we made.

From buying the home we wanted to raise our family in and completing our college savings goals to traveling with our kids, hosting family celebrations, launching programs, recording hundreds of podcast episodes, and writing my first book, so many things became possible because we decided what mattered and put time, energy, and resources toward making it happen.

In this anniversary episode, I'm looking back at what the last nine years have held and inviting you to do the same. Then I'm turning the question forward: What could the next nine years hold for you?

Show Highlights Why I decided to revisit the question from Episode One [01:45]

What asking "Where will you be in 10 years?" changed for me [03:50]

The intentional decisions that shaped our family life [04:20]

Buying the home we wanted to raise our family in [05:30]

Completing our college savings goals [07:30]

The trips and experiences we created with our kids [08:15]

The milestones and traditions I'm most grateful for [09:45]

What intentionality made possible in my business [11:30]