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At the beginning of each year, I don’t usually go looking for something new.

Instead, I return; to familiar books, familiar ideas, and familiar questions. Not because I didn’t understand them the first time, but because I understand myself differently now.

This episode isn’t about book recommendations or productivity.

It’s about why we return.

Why wisdom deepens rather than replaces itself.

And how familiar ideas can help us orient ourselves before we decide anything new.

The books in this episode are companions, not prescriptions; meeting different seasons of life with different questions.

Best Moment:

“I don’t return to these books to decide who I’m becoming, I return to remember who I already am.”

Key Takeaways:

• Returning to familiar books can wake up your thinking before you set goals
• Wisdom doesn’t replace itself, it deepens as you change
• Money, work, and value are life questions before they are technical ones
• Familiar ideas can offer grounding without pressure or reinvention
• You don’t have to start again — you can start from somewhere familiar

Books mentioned (as companions, not instructions):

• Rich Dad’s Cashflow Quadrant by Robert Kiyosaki

Returning to understand where you are — not to rush into where you think you should be.

• Who Not How by Dan Sullivan & Dr Benjamin Hardy

A reminder that asking “who” is as much about mindset as budget.

• Selling to Serve by James Ashford

Naming the truth about money, value, and integrity — and revisiting it as confidence evolves.

• Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

A practical system that ultimately points to care, sustainability, and boundaries.

• The Third Door by Alex Banayan

Permission to be curious, nonlinear, and open to unexpected paths.

• How to Get Paid for What You Know by Graham Cochrane

Valuing lived experience alongside qualifications and expertise.

About your host:

Aishat is a money coach, educator, and book lover with over 25 years of finance experience in the charity sector. Through her Life’s Riches platform, she helps people connect money with meaning, building clarity, calm, and confidence in their financial journeys. As a writer, podcaster, and educator, she weaves together personal stories, financial lessons, and life reflections to explore what it really means to live a rich life.

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