Optimal Finance Daily · Sunday, August 9, 2026
Author Danae Smith discusses the personal need to 'press restart,' particularly in July, as a powerful choice to shift one's life trajectory. She emphasizes that restarting is not a defeat but a conscious decision to acknowledge current direction and make a change, even after periods of life taking over.
“I'll be honest, I teetered the edge of happening to my life and being consumed by it. But this month, I'm choosing to restart. It is a choice, an opportunity. I don't have to if I don't want to, but I see power in restarting.”
“It's the perfect time to take stock of everything. It's the perfect time to look over the last six months and celebrate what was amazing and acknowledge what was challenging. And in all of the reflecting, I find this to be the time to re-evaluate and hit the ground running again.”
“There is no shame in pressing restart. There is no shame in drawing a new, deeper breath, allowing yourself to release what you've carried and make room for more.”