Maybe the difficult part is admitting that you've changed, especially when people around you still expect you to want the same things.
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Maybe the difficult part is admitting that you've changed, especially when people around you still expect you to want the same things.
Yes, because sometimes people remember the ambition you announced years ago and don't understand that your priorities have moved on.
And you can waste years trying to achieve something simply because you've already told everyone that it's what you want.
Which raises a difficult question: how do you know you've genuinely outgrown a goal rather than simply giving up because pursuing it became difficult?
I think if you no longer want the outcome even when you imagine yourself achieving it, then you've probably outgrown it.
That makes sense. If reaching the goal itself no longer excites you, continuing just to prove you can achieve it may not mean much.
Sometimes the better decision is to accept that your priorities have changed and redirect your energy somewhere that matters more now.
And that doesn't erase the value of the old goal. It may have been exactly what you needed at that stage, even if it isn't what you need anymore.