Is It Time to Give Up? Do These 6 Things to Help Decide

Everything We've Been Told About Quitting Is a Lie

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· Two Concepts I Paid $40,000 to Learn
· On Sunk Costs
· On Opportunity Cost
· The 6-Step Quit or Continue Thought Process
∘ Step #1 Weigh the pros and cons
∘ Step #2 Review who the decision impacts
∘ Step #3 Ask what is being given up (opportunity costs)
∘ Step #4 Decide if my decisions have been made with bad logic
∘ Step #5 Double-check that I’m not just lazy or bored
∘ Step #6 Get advice from someone you trust
· Wrap Up

Negative connotations have surrounded the word “quitting” ever since it was first adopted into the English language in the early 13th century (yes, of course, I had to google that fun factoid).

The word evokes the same negative feelings as words like failure, defeat, or loss.

Sayings like “Never quit” or “Quitters never win” hang across locker rooms and guidance counselor’s offices across the country.

It’s easy to support this idea, and no one can argue that tenacity is a characteristic…