What a great analogy Michelle and applied so aptly to leadership!

I had a similar experience when I first moved in with my husband in the town he grew up in.  I would get lost and call him to guide me home (I nicknamed him FredSTAR - my personal navigation system).  When I heard myself saying to him "I have been lost here before" I realized it was time to learn to find my own way!

Others may see and feel the costs of our particular autopilot modes before we do (if we even recognize it at all sometimes) so I might add to your list to invite the people who you depend on (and who depend on you) to call you on it when your autopilot is getting in the way.