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8 Signs That It’s Time to Give Up

October 7th, 2009 | Success

I’d like you to stop and think over this for a second: Are you waisting your time on the wrong stuff?

Success means knowing when to quit and what to stick to. Yet so often we spend precious efforts on actions that don’t directly benefit our lives. Most people are afraid to quit simply because they don’t want to admit their failure.

But who said that failure is a bad thing?

Here’s a list of eight signs that you’ve failed and that you need to move on to something else:

  1. There’s no reason to keep on going.
  2. You don’t have the time required to succeed.
  3. You don’t know enough on the topic (so start learning).
  4. The project milestone is simply unachievable.
  5. You’ve run out of money.
  6. You just can’t get serious about it.
  7. Enthusiasm or interest have gone away.
  8. It sounds too good to be true (hidden risks).

Just remember: quitting something is the beginning of starting another thing. Even if you’ve failed, that doesn’t mean that you can’t to your best somewhere else.

6 comments ↓

#1 Polly Kozarova 10.07.09 at 8:54 pm

Sometimes is better to give up and move further if you do not have enthusiasm, time or money to finish your project. Good post, Dimitar!

#2 Dimitar Nikolov 10.07.09 at 8:55 pm

@ Polly

Thanks for the comment! I am always happy to hear from people with a similar way of thinking.

#3 Corey Freeman 10.15.09 at 1:35 am

Learning from mistakes and failures is essential to growth. It is important to understand what went wrong so you can move on to what will work. ;)

#4 Brad Ney 10.15.09 at 6:51 pm

I recently lost enthusiasm for a 4-month project I had been working on.. I decided after countless hours of work that it was time to move on.

Great post :)

#5 Captain Australia 10.24.09 at 2:17 pm

I often find myself wavering, struggling to interpret risks and opportunities. But then I realise that I’m looking too deep: success isn’t about all the side-tracks and mistakes – success is about continually moving forward.

As long as you continue to move forward and never quit, you never fail : because each failure is simply a lesson, a necessary evolution.

Choose your path and stick to it !

Your friend,

Captain Australia

#6 Dimitar Nikolov 10.27.09 at 11:45 am

Thanks to everyone for the comments. I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts and gratitude!

@ Captain Australia It’s true that change and motivation are essential for success. Good point you made there.

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