One of the most dangerous things pressure can do is persuade you that the version of you built for the emergency is the only version of you that is real.

The personal culture you create determines what becomes normal in your world. It shapes how you speak to yourself when you fail, what you tolerate in your relationships, how you respond to pressure, what you repeatedly consume, how you spend your time, which standards govern your decisions, and what kind of future you make possible. Before culture becomes visible in a company, household, or community, it often begins as a private pattern inside an individual.