The hardest part of life isn’t choosing the right path—it’s refusing to sentence yourself to death after taking a wrong turn. Your choices determine where you begin; your willingness to course-correct determines where you end up. Don’t let one failure define who you are. It’s just information. What you can control has never been the hand fate deals you, but whether you’re willing to stay at the table after a losing hand.

True maturity means allowing yourself to feel regret, but not letting yourself get stuck in it. Time won’t make your decisions for you. It will only slowly leave those who are afraid to choose with no choice at all.