What does it mean that success patterns?

Your past successes share common elements that you can deliberately replicate.

Example: You notice that every project you shipped on time had three things in common: you scoped it ruthlessly on day one, you paired with one other person for accountability, and you protected your mornings from meetings. That's not luck repeating itself. That's a personal success pattern — and once you name it, you can engineer it into your next project before the first standup.

Try this: Pick three genuine successes from the past two years — shipped a project, nailed a presentation, maintained a habit for months, solved a hard problem. For each one, answer: (1) What conditions were present? (2) What did I do differently from my usual approach? (3) Who was involved? (4) What was my energy and focus like? Look for the overlap. Write down the 2-3 elements that appear in all three. That overlap is your replicable success pattern.