Many of us in our lives spend our time trying to overcome quitting on a day to day basis. By writing this, I do not mean here that you should go out and quit your job, school, college, marriage, kids, etc. But there are some situations in which it’s best to quit and move on. I have outlined some of these circumstances when you should just raise up the white flag.
When to Quit Your Job:
Many people have been afraid to quit their job for a better one, or even look out for new opportunities, because they are afraid of ditching or disappointing their current boss. That’s because you think and you know that you have become a valuable asset to them by now, for the reason that they had spent a lot of time, energy, resources and money in training you and making you learn the policies and the work culture in which you are operating currently. You think, “What would they do without me?”
I’ve learned from my own experience that when it comes down to it, you boss does not care about you. At the end of the day, they need to run a business, that’s it. They WILL replace you anyhow. If you can, do it better yourself, by leaving for a new opportunity, just don’t wait for anything.. Do it right away. Don’t hesitate. No one ever got anywhere by merely standing still. It is said that time and tide waits for none. Do not waste time in pondering over and deciding and lingering it on and on, till you lose your age and other opportunities.
I am reminded here of the little story that I want to share it here. There was once a frog who was comfortably lying down in a large tub of water. The water was pretty cold and the frog was enjoying it. Sooner, someone began to heat the water and the cold water now began to rise in temperature and it got heated up a little. The frog tried to adjust itself in that lukewarm water and still remain contended. Then again someone began to further heat the water. The lukewarm water now began to become warm. But this frog again tried to adjust itself to the rising temperature and still remained quiet. Finally, someone began to boil the hot water. Now, the temperature of the water was very high and the frog decided to jump out of it. But it had wasted all its power and strength in adjusting itself against the hot water, that now it couldn’t take a leap out of that boiling water, and as a result it died. So, do not be like that frog, decide when you have to quit at the right time.
When to Quit Your relationship:
When you have a commitment to someone, usually there is a lot many things that are invested in it. Sometimes people get married just because they have a joint loan payment during their affair, or they bought a home or an asset together. They get sucked into this world that they don’t want to be in. It’s no shock that divorce rates are sky rocketed. If some couples just quit on each other before they got married, the world would be a much happier place and they would come out of this awkward situation, without coming into a deep down relationship with each other. Relationships aren’t meant to be easy, and you shouldn’t give up on “the one” if things are a little tougher. But if you know deep down that they are not right for you, then you must take a proactive step.
Life isn’t made to be easy, and you shouldn’t quit every time something gets tough. But be realistic, and always be true to who you really are, and not to whom everyone else wants you to be.
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