I’m Elena Agafonova, a transformation coach with 20 years of experience and author of The Midlife Career Pivot. In this episode, Seeing Clearly: When Illusions Fade, and Real Steps Begin, I share a quiet reflection inspired by a simple scene: a Christmas market that disappeared overnight, leaving only the ordinary street behind. It became a metaphor for how often we build our hopes on beautiful illusions, and how clarity begins when the lights go out.