If I Could Tell My Younger Self One Thing…

Dear younger me,

You don't have to become someone else to matter.

The quiet way you see beauty in ordinary things, that's not naïve, it’s your superpower.

The way you care for people, for pets, for places no one else notices, that will one day shape worlds.

You think you need to outrun your small-town roots.

You think you must earn your place in rooms by being tougher, louder, sharper.

But the truth is, your softness, your seeing-heart, your stubborn hope;
Those are the things the world needs most from you.

You’ll spend years designing for others, solving, fixing, and perfecting before you realize the most remarkable thing you'll ever create is your own life.

Not just a career or a reputation. You will create a life stitched with meaning, wonder, and deep love.

There will be seasons when you break, not because you failed but because you were becoming who you were meant to be.

There will be moments of such breathtaking presence where you’ll feel the entire universe in a sunset, a dog’s sleepy sigh, a stranger’s unexpected kindness, and you’ll know, you are right where you’re meant to be.

I would tell you:
- Stay soft, even when it hurts.
- Stay curious, even when the path isn’t clear.
- Stay human, even in the machinery of corporate life.
- You will build things that matter.
- You will make the world better for people.
- You will lead with heart, not hierarchy.

You will love bigger than the world sometimes knows what to do with, which is your gift.

If I could tell my younger self one thing, it would be this:
You are not lost. You are becoming. Keep going.

And now, I turn the question to you, fellow traveler:
What would you tell your younger self?

Let me know what you would tell your younger self in the comments. Let's write words of wisdom to our younger selves that may inspire others to become who they are meant to be.

"Home isn’t a place you find. It’s the courage you carry inside you. You are already home."