We Grow In Cycles

We grow in cycles, not straight lines.
Each return isn’t a regression,
it’s a deeper integration.

High achievers often hold themselves to an internal bar so high it becomes invisible.

When things get hard, they believe they should’ve:
🧠Known better
🔁Adapted faster
🚩Seen the red flags
◀️Avoided any “back steps”

But that pressure isn’t clarity — it’s perfectionism disguised as self-discipline.

In real life and real leadership, growth doesn’t happen in clean forward motion.
It happens in cycles, in seasons.
It has a rhythm.

And often, what looks like “backwards” is actually the mind integrating something important — a pattern, a boundary, a truth, a leadership lesson.

You’re not failing.
You’re adapting in real time.
You’re becoming more aligned, not less.

The question isn’t “Why am I here again?”
It’s “What is this cycle helping me understand at a deeper level?”