**Note**: this is a bragging thread. If reading about other people's success triggers you, please move on. You have been warned! 😉
A year ago, I [shared](https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanFinance/comments/1hqthst/comment/m4sqck8/) that my goal for 2025 was to finally bring my income pass the 30M yen mark, and how I fell just short of that amount in 2024. Fast forward a year, and thanks to a stock price rise late in the year, plus bigger than expected bonus, and especially my side-gig exceeding even my most optimistic predictions, I absolutely smashed that goal. In fact, I’m now closer to the 40M mark than the 30M, which is pretty surreal to me.
But here is the kicker: although I set 30M as my "end goal" in the other thread, I now feel more motivated than ever to try and grow my business. I guess it's true when people said earning money is addictive. The funny thing is, when I first came here, an income of just 6M sounded almost mythical, and hopelessly unattainable. Yet, 13 years later, even 100M might not be as far-fetched as I once thought. Now don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it is easy, or even likely that I'll ever reach that goal. But at least in my mind now there is a path where if everything align, then I can make it a reality.
2025 has been a great year for me. And even though things are not always sunshine and rainbows, I'm forever grateful for all the chances and opportunities that Japan has given me. So here I am, wishing that we all finish 2025 strong and set ourselves up for an even more successful 2026. I’d love to hear your wins, too! Let’s celebrate together and keep the momentum going into next year.
by paspagi