Part III: Is it Time to Quit?
Mastering the Art of Letting Go: Knowing When to Call It Quits in Life
From our founder’s interview with Success Magazine. Here’s our final Q+A. You can read the first here, and two here.
Success Magazine’s Question: The decision to quit isn't always limited to professional life. What key attributes can readers look for when it comes to calling it quits in their personal lives as well so they can feel confident in their decision?
Sarah’s Response: In this day and age, it's normalized to outsource our thinking. We seek out gurus, podcasters, authors, celebrities, and influencers who seem to have the answers to life's hardest questions. We look for life hacks. However, the reality is that no one will know what's best for you but you.
It's time to start identifying your own inner wisdom and trusting it. Building that awareness within yourself will change your entire life and how you relate to everything.
Another way of saying that is: Get deeply aware of your own personal values. Your values should be your guiding light no matter what situation, relationship, or circumstance. Ideally, you want to create a whole life that honors and uplifts your values. (If you don't know what your values are, do a search for "list of values" online. Start exploring what resonates.)
If your values are compromised, you'll know because it feels frustrating, upsetting, hurtful, or heavy. In some cases, you'll even experience physical, mental, emotional distress.
So if you do a quick assessment across your life right now, where do you feel that sense of stuckness? It's possible that it is occurring because it's outside of your values.
Only you will know when it's time to call it quits at a friendship, a marriage, a job, an opportunity, etc. Listen to how you feel and how it affects you. Get solid in what you know you care about and what you need to be whole and healthy to the best of your ability. Assess what is being impacted and what the results will be if nothing changes. From there, make decisions on how you want to address the issues. Collect language that helps you express to yourself what matters most and what you need.
In the work I do, I invite people into a process of "self-mastery." What does that mean? It means that you feel clear, solid, and grounded in who you are and all the decisions you make. Your self-mastery starts with what Greek philosophers encouraged in their proteges: Know thyself.
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