Success is never a solo journey. Every breakthrough, every open door, every season of growth has someone else's fingerprints on it. A mentor who told you the truth, a colleague who vouched for you, a friend who believed before there was evidence. By understanding the support you've had along the way, you'll drop any illusions of "self-made." What's left is a gratitude that will compel you to pay it forward. Make the introduction, send an encouraging text, take a meeting with the person just getting started. Someone once did it for you.