I’m 38 & I Finally Understand This About Life… | 38 Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner

Hi everyone, I'm Neiman Hull and welcome back to another episode of Ignite Your Power, the Kathy Mao podcast.

I'm Kathy Mao, your host, and I'm an empowerment coach teaching you how to live the bliss soft life, which is about being in your power and knowing how amazing You are using your powers to live a blister and softer life.

So today is going to be a very special episode because I am officially 38 now.

So when this episode airs, my birthday will be around, what, two weeks ago.

My birthday was August 27th, and then Gemma's birthday is August 31st.

So there's a lot of celebrations going on, but...

Today, since I'm 38, I was like, might as well do an episode of what I have learned in these 38 years.

Because I've learned so much, I've grown so much.

And truly, I'm at a point in life where I'm like, man, I gotta share my knowledge of what I literally went through, overcame, and figured out.

And now I get to share it with you guys.

So I have to say it's kind of wild saying that out loud that I'm 38 because I don't look 38.

And I truly don't feel like I'm 38.

Sometimes I feel better than I did in my 20s.

But in my 20s, I made very poor decisions.

I honestly partied all the time.

I didn't take care of myself.

I didn't even know what self-love and taking care of my body physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

But in my 30s, that's when I did my self-discovery.

I went through infertility and then I got my diagnosis of endometriosis, which really forced me to change my habits the way I think in my life to get me to almost soon in my 40s, where I know I'm going to just love being older and older because I'll be more and more of self-discovery and learning more and more about myself.

And just loving my life and loving myself more.

Because when I was younger, like I said, 38 sounded so far away.

And then I remember thinking that by this age, I would have everything figured out.

I'd know exactly who I was.

I'd know exactly what I was doing.

I'd have the perfect career, the perfect family, the perfect life.

And then when I actually got to 38 and you're like, wait a minute, I'm still figuring things out.

And the thing is, you're always going to be figuring things out.

That's the beauty.

You're always going to be learning.

It will never, ever be perfect.

That's the beauty of being a human, right? We're here on earth to learn life lessons.

But you know what? I'm actually okay with that of not knowing everything because I think one of the biggest lessons I've learned is that life isn't about finally arriving at some magical age where you have all the answers and you have everything that you want.

Because it's never going to happen.

You're always going to want more and keep growing, right? And the things that you want are going to keep changing.

So it's about continuing to learn, continuing to evolve, continuing to become, and most importantly, learning how to actually enjoy the life you're living while you're becoming.

So today, in honor of turning 38, I want to share with you 38 lessons I've learned throughout my life.

Some of these lessons I've learned the easy way.

Some I learned the very hard way.

Some came through relationships.

Some through motherhood.

Some through business.

Some through heartbreak.

Some through loss.

Some through spirituality and manifestation.

And honestly, some of these lessons I'm still learning.

But all of them have contributed to the woman I am today and ultimately to the philosophy I've created called the bliss soft life, aka the BS life.

Because bliss-off life isn't about having a perfect life.

It's not about avoiding challenges.

It's not about sitting around waiting for everything to magically happen.

It's about learning how to create a life that feels good to you.

It's about empowerment.

Self-trust.

joy, intention, abundance, and learning that you don't have to make life harder than it needs to be.

So grab your coffee, get comfortable, and let's get into it.

38 lessons I learned by 38.

And the beautiful part is I'm sharing all of my tips, my secrets, things that I've learned, and I'm putting it all in here, all in one episode.

So Enjoy, guys.