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Learn to Give Up Like a Winner
Giving up is not always about losing, often it’s about moving on
The biggest dilemma of all times usually boils down to the decision whether to follow something through or to walk away from it. Be it about a relationship, a job, a career, a conflict — knowing when to give up is one of the most difficult questions we face.
And while there are signs that indicate one way or the other, there are no clear-cut rules for it, for our lives are different, our characters are different, our opportunities are different.
Moreover, in our society, we buy into the concept of struggling and choosing the hard way seems to be an accomplishment in and of itself. Just take the example of the starving artist, the 60-hour working week, the pursuit of more and more with blood, sweat and tears. We are made believe that persistence means not to ever give up and to give everything we have to an idea or a dream.
But in reality, sometimes the best we can do for ourselves is to give up, to walk away and to move on. There are turning points in our lives when the right answer is to admit that we are on the wrong path and we need a course correction. The choice is difficult, as we don’t live in parallel universes to test out a theory and choose after.
