There is this idea that things have to fall apart before you are allowed to make a change. That you need a breakdown before a breakthrough. That it has to get really bad before you give yourself permission to do something different. So people wait. They stay in situations that are not right. They ignore the quiet discomfort. They keep pushing through, telling themselves it is “not that bad.” Until one day, it is. The quiet signs matter too Not every warning sign is loud. So