6 Times When It’s Okay To Call It Quits And Start Over
By January Nelson
1. When you’ve realized you want to change directions. You don’t have to continue doing what you’ve been doing, simply because you’ve already started walking down a certain path. You’re allowed to change your mind. You’re growing and changing. If you want something different today than you wanted yesterday, there’s nothing wrong with you. You can change your course at any point in time. You can do whatever makes you feel the most comfortable.
2. When you realize you’ve been making yourself miserable. It’s never going to be easy to accomplish your goals. Every career is going to have speedbumps. Every relationship is going to have arguments. However, if you’re starting to realize the stress you’ve been putting yourself through isn’t worth it, then you’re allowed to give up. You’re not a quitter. You’re not a failure. You’re simply someone wise enough to decide they need a change.
3. When you realize this wasn’t what you wanted at all. Maybe you’ve been trying to make the wrong relationship work or trying to reach the top of a career ladder that you never wanted to climb. Maybe you did what was expected of you. Maybe you allowed your family and friends to guide your decisions, or maybe you allowed society to tell you where to go. Either way, if you’re realizing that what you want is…
