Dear younger me...

I’m "in my 40s" now and looking back, I realize one of my biggest career mistakes wasn’t about picking the wrong job — it was about staying too long in the wrong one.

When I was in my early 30s, I stayed at a job I hated for almost 5 years. I told myself it was “safe” and “stable.” The truth? I was scared. Scared to try something new, scared to fail, scared of starting over. By the time I finally left, I felt like I’d wasted years I could’ve been learning and growing.

If I could go back, I’d tell my younger self: “Don’t confuse comfort with happiness.”

What about you? If you could warn your younger self about one career mistake, what would it be?