Celebrate Your Birthday the Right Way!

How do you usually celebrate your birthday?  Does it usually involve balloons, ice cream and cake? Do you usually look forward to the presents you may receive?  Do you hope for a big party with your friends?   Well, all of that is great . . . but for your next birthday, let me suggest you do something a little different to celebrate your birthday.

I celebrated my birthday this year by going to Hawaii.  When I got on the airplane to Hawaii, I enjoyed a fantastic birthday dinner.  What I spent most of my time doing on the flight, though, was reflecting about how amazing the past year has been.  You see, your birthday is not about getting presents or getting drunk at a big party.  Your birthday is about celebrating life. 

Your birthday is about celebrating everything in your life that's amazing.  It's about celebrating the past year of your life and seeing how much you've grown.  It's about reflecting.  It's about embracing all the friendships you've had.  It's about appreciating everything.  It's about spoiling the one person you need to spoil every day – yourself.

So that's why I took myself to Hawaii for my birthday.  I sat on a beautiful beach for six days relaxing and reading.  I did yoga, ate great food. . . . and I celebrated what an amazing year it had been.  I even thought about trying surfing.    

I celebrated what for me what one of the best years of my life, because getting older means embracing your life every single day.    Although I don't expect presents for my birthday, I always like to think about how many gifts I've been given during the past year. 

I have been gifted this year with so many great clients with whom I've worked. I have been gifted with all the fantastic people who work for me and with me to help to build up a great business.  I also continue to be gifted with an incredible circle of friends.

So this year on my birthday, I embraced all of the great things that had happened to me over the past year.  My only birthday wish was that I will continue to make every day better than the day before.