A powerful engine without steering only reaches disaster faster.

Capacity without direction gets you into trouble sooner rather than protecting you from it. The person with enormous drive and no clear aim covers ground fast, and every mistake compounds at the same speed as the progress. Power makes the question of direction more urgent, not less, which is the opposite of how it usually feels.

If you are moving quickly, spend an hour this week on where rather than how fast. Write down what you are actually trying to reach and check whether your current speed is taking you there. An hour of steering is worth more than a month of acceleration in the wrong line.