Happy Tuesday! And welcome to Day Two of the end of June reflection/planning party here at Serendipitous Rebel!

Yesterday kicked off with a look at our values/character strengths. We use these to make us happier, more productive people.

Today we are going to begin answering the question, WHO AM I? For this we use the “What Hats Do You Wear?” Exercise.

I’ve taken a few moments to think of the primary hats I wear right now:

1. Mom to college-bound teenagers

2. Wife & adventure partner

3. Entrepreneur & business partner

4. Endurance rower

5. Good friend

6. Mistress of my own destiny

In the past I’ve combined 1 & 2 into a “happy family” hat. I realize this summer they need to be separate as both need quality time as we transition to the kids going off to college. 

I always keep a #6 hat. It can change based on the season (August will bring my Fantasy Football responsibilities!) and mood (hibernator sounds nice sometimes). 

Next I’m going to run through a self-affirmation exercise I learned from Professor Victor Strecher at the University of Michigan: What are my BE goals?

1. List about what matters most.

2. Translate what matters into who I want to BE

Mine looks like:

My family matters most —————> Being a loving and present member of my family

My friends matter most —————> Being a good and available friend

Serendipitous Rebel matters most —————> Being a productive and joyful partner and coach

Being healthy matters most —————> Being there for my loved ones

Healing the world matters most —————> Being active in causes that matter to me

Learning matters most —————> Being a thought leader by sharing what I learn

Having adventures matters most —————> Being the creator of adventures for those in my life

I’m so excited to have this information to reflect upon the first half of 2024 and reconfirm/reset goals for the second half.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see what I do next with all this info!

xoxo

Wendy