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When It’s Okay to Quit

<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26821" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2020&sol;09&sol;goodbye&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"666"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- &sol;wp&colon;post-content -->&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- wp&colon;paragraph -->&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><em>Photo by <strong>alleksana<&sol;strong>&nbsp&semi;from&nbsp&semi;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pexels&period;com&sol;photo&sol;wood-laptop-writing-business-4271925&sol;&quest;utm&lowbar;content&equals;attributionCopyText&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;referral&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;pexels" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link">Pexels<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;&&num;8220&semi;Quitters never win&&num;8221&semi;&period; You&&num;8217&semi;ve probably heard this quote many times&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s likely you&&num;8217&semi;ve heard similar platitudes about not giving up&period; We have been taught to stick with something no matter how tough things get&period; But this line of thinking can actually be harmful&period; Giving up&comma; quitting or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;is-it-time-to-leave-your-job&sol;">leaving a bad job<&sol;a>&comma; situation or relationship is sometimes necessary&period; Moving on to something different might be the best path to success or better mental and physical health&period; It doesn&&num;8217&semi;t mean you&&num;8217&semi;ve failed&period; It simply means you desire better things for yourself&period; So when do you know it&&num;8217&semi;s time to give up&quest; Read on for some good reasons to be a quitter&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<h3><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3>You Don&&num;8217&semi;t Feel Inspired or Fulfilled<&sol;h3>&NewLine;Feeling stuck&comma; whether in your career or with a hobby&comma; is a sign you might need a change&period; If what you&&num;8217&semi;re doing isn&&num;8217&semi;t inspiring or fulfilling&comma; then quitting is not bad&period; Sometimes jobs&comma; people&comma; or goals stop meeting our needs for purpose and fulfillment&period; Often we realize they never met our needs at all&period; In these circumstances&comma; moving on to better things is the best decision&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<h3><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3>Negative Emotions and Thoughts Outweigh the Positive<&sol;h3>&NewLine;Do you often feel upset&comma; anxious&comma; angry or depressed&quest; If something is causing frequent or constant negative emotions&comma; reclaim your inner peace by leaving the negativity behind&period; Don&&num;8217&semi;t feel guilty for putting your well-being and happiness first&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<h3><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3>You&&num;8217&semi;ve Developed Unhealthy Habits or Behaviors<&sol;h3>&NewLine;Sometimes we develop unhealthy habits&comma; such as smoking or eating unhealthy foods&comma; to cope with a stressful situation&period; And we may take out our frustrations by lashing out at innocent people like spouses or children&period; If you&&num;8217&semi;ve noticed a negative change in your behaviors and habits&comma; identify the cause and eliminate it as soon as possible&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<h3><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3>Fear of Change is Your Only Reason for Staying<&sol;h3>&NewLine;Fear of change is not a good reason for staying in a bad relationship or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;signs-of-bad-work-environment&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">toxic work environment<&sol;a>&period; Yes&comma; change can be scary&period; But it&&num;8217&semi;s much worse to jeopardize your mental and physical well-being by sticking with something or someone that you know isn&&num;8217&semi;t good for you&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;&nbsp&semi;&NewLine;<h3><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3>Your Sense of Self-Worth is Diminished<&sol;h3>&NewLine;Toxic people or situations can greatly affect our confidence and self-worth&period; Sometimes the change is so subtle and gradual that we don&&num;8217&semi;t notice while it&&num;8217&semi;s happening&period; But if you don&&num;8217&semi;t feel as good about yourself as you once did or regularly practice negative self-talk&comma; start noting when your self-esteem is lowest or when you are most critical of yourself&period; If it happens when you are with certain people or in a particular environment&comma; escape before more damage is done&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- &sol;wp&colon;paragraph -->&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- wp&colon;paragraph -->&NewLine;&NewLine;Quitting does not equal failure or weakness&period; In fact&comma; quitting can be a sign of strength and wisdom&period; Learn to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;highly-sensitive-person-learn-to-set-boundaries&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">set boundaries<&sol;a>&comma; leave negative situations&comma; make positive changes and prioritize your well-being&period; These things often require quitting&comma; letting go and moving on&period; And that&&num;8217&semi;s perfectly all right&period;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- &sol;wp&colon;paragraph -->&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- wp&colon;image &lbrace;"className"&colon;"is-style-default"&rcub; -->&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image is-style-default"><img alt&equals;""&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&excl;-- &sol;wp&colon;image -->

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