I still remember the day I logged back into work after my second child was born. It was the middle of the pandemic. Daycares were shut, nannies were out of the question, and both my partner and I were working full-time from home—with two young children who had no concept of 'Do Not Disturb'. There were days when I’d be on a video call with a baby on my lap screaming in the background and a toddler tugging at my sleeve. Nights blurred into mornings. Meals were often a negotiation. And amidst all this, I found myself in a conversation with a mentor, venting about everything I wasn’t able to do—missed meetings, delayed commitments, and the constant feeling of falling short. She listened patiently and then said something that changed my perspective: “Instead of focusing on what you’re not doing, try looking at what you’re building. You’re surviving something incredibly hard. That’s not a weakness—it’s a strength. What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.” That conver...