COMPASSUS

The third stage is the search for your true north. Not goals from the list of a "successful person." Not "I should want a career/family/self-development." But what resonates — deeply, quietly, truly.

You start with a list of what you DON'T want. It's more honest and easier than "what do I want." You definitely know what you no longer want: waking up with anxiety, doing things that have no meaning, being convenient for everyone except yourself.

You remember the moment you met the mirror — a person or image that showed you who you could be. Maybe it was a heroine from a book. Maybe it was a woman you saw once in your life. Maybe it was an old photograph of yourself.