As summer draws to a close, many high-achieving women are already bracing for the intensity of fall, when they will have fuller calendars, longer commutes, and exhausting sprints to year-end revenue goals.

If you’re like many who skipped summer’s invitation to slow down and reflect on what’s working and what’s not, you still have time to gain the clarity you need. If you’ve been itching to change careers, launch a business, or bring a big idea to life, this could be your moment. And if your desire is simply to feel as good in real life as you look on paper, that too can be arranged.

But before you can move forward with confidence this fall, you may need to use the remaining days of summer to let go of the silent burdens and beliefs that keep you settling for less, shrinking from opportunity, or living a life that no longer fits.

These “summer surrenders” are mental and emotional shifts you need to make now to create a work and life you love. Strategy, networks, and skills matter. Yet studies show that psychological flexibility — the ability to let go of rigid thinking and adapt — predicts higher professional accomplishment and lower exhaustion. When it comes to designing a career and life you love, what you release this summer is just as powerful as what you pursue this fall. Here are three key surrenders to make before the season ends.

The fear: You’ve come too far to start over now.

The truth: You’re not........

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