Thank you for this great post! Im always working on who I was, who I am now and who I want to be. Reflection and learning to let go of the past is something I am working on. Also becoming more clear of what I want and who I want to be.
It is easy to fall into old habits and patterns of life.
Thank you, Patrick, for your thoughtful reflections! The ability to let go of the past is a crucial step in personal development and entrepreneurship. Indeed, old habits can easily hold us back, but with greater clarity about who we want to be and what we want to achieve, it becomes easier to break these patterns and create lasting change. I explored this topic in more detail in a previous Substack article on repetitive behaviors, which might offer some useful tools and perspectives:
Stefan this is great guidance, and I love how you connected self-awareness to strategy. More people need to understand and apply this. The best line that I hadn't heard but will adopt is "Rigid goals break; Living goals guide" SO TRUE!!! Our culture tries to reduce everything to black/white; either/or, that we miss the opportunity to be guided by living goals. We see resilience as the opposite of focus, when they should coexist. Thank you for this.
Thanks, Ellen! Really glad you picked up on “Rigid goals break; Living goals guide” — it’s one of those insights I’ve been wanting to get out there, and it means a lot that it resonated with you. Always appreciate your thoughtful reflections!
Thank you for this great post! Im always working on who I was, who I am now and who I want to be. Reflection and learning to let go of the past is something I am working on. Also becoming more clear of what I want and who I want to be.
It is easy to fall into old habits and patterns of life.
Thank you, Patrick, for your thoughtful reflections! The ability to let go of the past is a crucial step in personal development and entrepreneurship. Indeed, old habits can easily hold us back, but with greater clarity about who we want to be and what we want to achieve, it becomes easier to break these patterns and create lasting change. I explored this topic in more detail in a previous Substack article on repetitive behaviors, which might offer some useful tools and perspectives:
https://entreprenorensverktygslada.substack.com/p/extra-chapter-from-non-winning-mentality
Keep up the important work — that’s where true success begins.
Stefan this is great guidance, and I love how you connected self-awareness to strategy. More people need to understand and apply this. The best line that I hadn't heard but will adopt is "Rigid goals break; Living goals guide" SO TRUE!!! Our culture tries to reduce everything to black/white; either/or, that we miss the opportunity to be guided by living goals. We see resilience as the opposite of focus, when they should coexist. Thank you for this.
Thanks, Ellen! Really glad you picked up on “Rigid goals break; Living goals guide” — it’s one of those insights I’ve been wanting to get out there, and it means a lot that it resonated with you. Always appreciate your thoughtful reflections!