There are moments in life that feel like a quiet shift, a turning point we don’t fully recognize at the time. A conversation that lingers in the back of our mind. A decision made on instinct. A fleeting moment of clarity that whispers, something is different now. Not all beginnings announce themselves. Sometimes, they feel like ordinary days, like small choices, like something we brush off as unimportant. But later, when we look back, we realize, that was when everything started to change. That was when a door opened, even if we didn’t walk through it right away. Maybe it was the first time you let go of something that wasn’t meant for you. Maybe it was the moment you decided to try, even though you were afraid. Maybe it was the day you met someone who would change your life, though you didn’t know it yet. We don’t always recognize the beginnings while we are living them. But one day, we will trace things back and see, it started there. So pay attention. To the small moments. To the choices that feel insignificant. Because sometimes, what seems like nothing at all is actually the start of everything.

This reminded me with the day I submitted my CV to my current company, and that was more than 9 years ago.