Don’t Stick to the Wrong Path
If at some point you realize that the path you’re on isn’t leading to where you really want to go, the worst thing you can do is to stick with it and hope that it somehow takes you to your destination anyway.
Stop, turn around, and get on a better path. If there isn’t a better one, make your own. And when you realize it isn’t taking you straight to your destination, turn around and adjust again.