The old you got you this far with what it knew. Say thanks, then take the keys.

The person you were made real decisions with the information available, and those decisions delivered you here. Contempt for that version is both unfair and useless. Gratitude is the accurate response, followed by the honest recognition that the same instincts will not cover where you are going. Honoring the past is not the same as letting it steer.

Name one approach that used to work for you and has quietly stopped. Thank it and set it down. Decide what the current version of you would do instead, then do that.