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The Hidden Power in Giving Up
It is the one thing motivational gurus, teachers, entrepreneurs and your mom tell you not to do. It is the temptation that sneaks up on you when things are tough. It is the act that you fear will cause you to miss out on golden opportunities.
It is called giving up and no one dares to do it. No one wants to quit digging and miss out on the diamonds. So any thought of giving up gets ignored.
But what if you’re digging in the wrong place?
If a relationship isn’t working, doesn’t it make sense to give up? If a business is failing, is there not a time to try something else? If a toaster isn’t toasting no matter how many times you try to get it fixed, why is it still on your kitchen counter?
So clearly there is a time to give up, after all. Despite people telling you to never give up, you can bet that they’ve given up on tons of things in their lives.
Some things don’t serve you anymore. Some things never did but you thought they were. Some things were lessons and stepping stones. And so it’s perfectly okay to let them go.
Moreover, have you ever noticed that there are things you tried to get, failed at getting and then you gave up? But then you got the very thing you were trying to get with zero effort? That was me in first and second grade when I kept trying to make…
