Karen Keller
There are a number of things we all need to quit: smoking, overeating, fibbing, ignoring reality, gossiping, and over-working just to name a few. I’m sure you can come up with a few more on your own. But, it’s that drive to succeed, to not stop, to not quit that keeps you in the throes of bad habits - habits that hurt your chances of finding contentment, success, and satisfaction.
When you need to stop doing something, you needn’t ask anyone for permission. You are quite capable of knowing when you are out of control, stuck or causing yourself a problem. Leaving your decisions to another person only serves to disempower yourself. It results in low self esteem. Empower yourself. Set your course for making change then go for it.
Next, break out from your comfort zone. Take a risk to stop avoiding risk. Imagine all the opportunities you are missing because you stop yourself from venturing into the unknown. Make a list of ten things you have backed away from in the last year. Develop a plan to approach the top 3 on your list and vow to successfully make your way through them. Let yourself experience the unfamiliar, getting acquainted with your own sense of courage.
Lastly, know when to leave good enough alone. Leave that last bit of juicy gossip on the tip of your tongue. Put aside the dessert menu. And when you are hitting your head against the wall constantly trying for the next promotion that seems to somehow land in everyone else’s lap, giving it all you have, and coming up empty handed, then it’s time to leave. Exit with your head held high, noting you have nothing to be ashamed of. Knowing when to quit is the first step toward finding what’s worthy of your time and talent.
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