Quitting the job that feels draining is also an act of not giving up on yourself. Leaving the marriage that no longer fulfills you is having the courage to not give up on yourself. Walking away from the big opportunity that offers security but doesn’t resonate in your soul is not giving up on yourself. Escaping the scroll designed to numb your senses is not giving up on yourself. Abandoning the expectations that no longer align is not giving up on yourself. Letting go of the heaviness of a painful past decision is not giving up on yourself. Breaking up with the burnout that keeps you small is a courageous act of not giving up on yourself. In fact, never giving up on yourself often requires you to give up on many other worthy endeavours. Quitting can also be committing to your greatness.
What meanings or associations surface for you when you hear the words, “she’s a quitter”?
Answer honestly—is your burnout a result of too many demands placed on you, or your desire to avoid the disappointment and disapproval of others?
What do you need to quit in order to fully commit to yourself?
What are you holding onto for reasons that aren’t your own?
Today is my last day at my full-time job. I've been meaning to quit for over a year, but I just....couldn't. Stepping off that financial cliff was too much, and, if I'm honest, so was the prospect of no longer being "important". Standing in line to pick up my Easter ham this morning, I opened my email and saw the first line "Quitting the job that feels draining is also an act of not giving up on yourself." Serendipity steps in to remind me that quitting today is not giving up on all of my tomorrows. Thank you.
You know what they say... There's never a bad decisions in life, just learnings. We move and we learn. Quitting might come with regrets, but it is part of the growth that will come. Thanks for sharing! :-)