I built my career around what my parents, my culture, or the people around me considered success, and only later realised I had never asked whether it was mine. I achieved their goal and arrived at a life that was never quite my own.

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The path forward: Name whose definition you lived Ask what your own would be Take one step toward it One thing to try: Name one thing you would pursue if no one else expectations applied this week. Reclaiming the definition is the first step to a life that is yours.

I built my career around what my parents, my culture, or the people around me considered success, and only later realised I had never asked whether it was mine. I achieved their goal and arrived at a life that was never quite my own.

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