Think of times when you no longer felt compelled to pursue certain friendships, social circles, or relationships—the ones that were growing more and more unharmonious to you. Or the times when you experienced yourself outgrowing an environment—your atmosphere at work or a particular line of work, a location, your personal space, a belief system, a group mentality, or a habit. Think, too, of a time when you decided to take your power back from a breakup that caused, or nearly caused, an emotional meltdown. These are all times when—no matter how easier-said-than-done it was—you did it. You
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