Is there ever a RIGHT time to QUIT?

Persistence – You should never quit on your dreams!  Persistence is one of the main pillars of Self Discipline. It is the ability to keep taking action towards a goal even if you feel like quitting.   Someone who keeps taking action will eventually achieve their goals and dreams.  However, is there ever a time when it is right to quit on your dreams? The reality is that our dreams and goals seldom change.  What we have to be aware of is that HOW we achieve them can change.  With technology changing so rapidly it’s important not to become fixated on our goals.  Instead, we must remain flexible and open minded to better opportunities  / vehicles when they appear.  Having been in the military and playing competitive sport at a high level quitting was a very difficult lesson for me to learn. I had always believed that failure was never an option and that I should hang on till the bitter end. I would feel disappointment and guilt for not seeing a project through to the end. Nevertheless, I now realise that there is no honour in clinging to a goal that no longer inspires you. Bill Gates is a great example of someone who realised what he was doing  was no longer inspiring him.  He shelved the project that he was working on and the rest is HISTORY!!  His dream never changed, he just got inspired by a new way of acieving these goals.   The value of persistence is not stubbornly holding on to the past but maintaining a vision of the future that is so compelling that you would do almost anything to achieve it.

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