Breaking Patterns Before They Break You
Today I stumbled across a reminder that felt almost too timely “Correct your mistakes before they become your habit.”
It struck me because, in so many ways, my career has been shaped by trial and error.
I do not have a mentor guiding me and my manager is hardly the kind who invests in growth. The truth is, I have had to depend on self-help books, late-night journaling and my own resilience to push forward.
Still, I have come to see mistakes differently. They are not stop signs, but signals, pointing me toward habits that can either strengthen or sabotage my future. As I look ahead to promotion, I know my growth has to be intentional.
Every misstep I correct today is a seed planted for tomorrow’s leadership. Maybe that is the quiet advantage of walking this path alone. I’m learning discipline, self-trust and the courage to realign when I need to.
If success leaves clues, then perhaps the most important one is this. Do the inner work now, before old mistakes harden into patterns. I know the leader I want to become tomorrow depends on the choices I make today.
So help me answer this, what small mistake can you correct today before it quietly becomes your habit tomorrow?