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What does it mean?
Arrival method matters less than actions taken after arrival.
In plain terms
What you do next matters more than how you got here.
What can you take from it?
Focus on what you do next.

Where it applies

  • career change
  • new job
  • new city

Putting it to work

  • focus on current actions
  • let go of origin

Questions to consider

  • What will you do next?
  • Does your past define you?

Another view

Past actions still shape present possibilities.

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