Permission to Pivot: How to Redefine Success on Your Own Terms

Mindset & Growth

Apr 27

When I first started my career, I didn’t know exactly what to expect. I began as a temp, quickly transitioned into a full-time role, and within two years, earned my first promotion. From there, I built momentum: getting involved with leadership initiatives, supporting diversity efforts, and stepping into bigger opportunities. Every step I took, I knew what I wanted next — and I went after it.

Until one day, I didn’t.

Somewhere along the way, the path that once felt so clear started to feel limiting. I realized I wasn’t chasing a dream anymore — I was checking boxes. And while I had built a career I was proud of, deep down, I knew I was meant for something more.

That’s where The Remark Way™ comes in.

It wasn’t just about leaving a role or changing a title. It was about giving myself permission to pivot — to redefine what success looked like on my own terms. To believe that it’s not only okay to change the direction of your life, but sometimes, it’s exactly what you’re called to do.

What Success Used to Mean to Me

For most of my life, success had a clear definition: security, stability, and a steady climb up the ladder. It meant earning promotions, taking on more responsibility, and checking off the milestones that were supposed to lead to fulfillment.

And for a while, it did.

There’s pride in building something stable. There’s value in consistency, growth, and reaching goals that once felt out of reach. I don't regret any part of that chapter — it shaped who I am today.

But as I grew, the definition of success that once fit so well started to feel... smaller.
Success wasn’t just about external achievements anymore.
It started to become about internal alignment — about building a life that felt as good on the inside as it looked on paper.

The Moment I Knew It Was Time to Pivot

There wasn’t one dramatic moment or lightning bolt of clarity.
It was a slow, persistent whisper that grew louder over time.

I started noticing how often I was waiting for the weekend.
How often my ideas felt boxed in.
How rarely I truly felt lit up by what I was building.

At first, I brushed it off — telling myself it was just a rough season or a busy stretch.
But deep down, I knew the truth:
I wasn’t outgrowing my role.
I was outgrowing the life I had built around it.

And once you hear that truth, you can’t unhear it.

I realized I had two choices:

Keep following the path that looked good on paper but felt misaligned in my gut,
Or give myself permission to step into the unknown and build something entirely new — something that actually fit who I was becoming.

I chose the pivot.
I chose me.

Redefining Success on My Terms

Choosing to pivot wasn’t just about walking away from an old career path.
It was about walking toward something bigger — even if I couldn’t fully see it yet.

Success, for me now, isn’t measured by titles or timelines.
It’s measured by alignment, impact, and freedom.

Alignment with the kind of life I actually want to live — not just the one that looks good from the outside.
Impact on the people and businesses I have the privilege to support and build alongside.
Freedom to grow, to create, to lead boldly without asking for permission.

The Remark Way™ was born from that new definition of success.
It’s about building differently.
It’s about scaling strategically.
It’s about doing work that leaves a mark — not just a paycheck.

Success isn’t a ladder anymore.
It’s a landscape — and I’m designing it on my own terms.

Giving Yourself Permission to Change

The hardest part of pivoting isn't building something new.
It’s letting go of what you thought you had to be.

It’s releasing the old version of yourself — the one who worked so hard to get where you are — and trusting that evolving doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful.
It means you’re growing.

You are allowed to want more.
You are allowed to change your mind.
You are allowed to choose a new path, even if it doesn’t make sense to everyone else.

If you’re feeling the pull to pivot, know this:
You don’t need permission from anyone else.
You already have it.

You are the author of your own story.
And the next chapter is yours to write.

If you’re standing at your own crossroads, wondering if it’s okay to build something different — let this be your sign.

You don’t have to have it all figured out; You just have to be brave enough to begin.