“If at first you don’t succeed, try again.” “Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
Our culture has a lot of sayings against quitting, making it seem like a failure. But sometimes, abandoning a goal means opening up space for something better.
By NPR.
Really interesting.
I was pretty burned out on my job for many reasons. I still love the underlying task and miss it, but a lot of things had built up to make doing that task extremely frustrating. I knew I was burned out, for example, in meetings, I struggled to stay focused.
But I couldn’t quit, I needed the money. I put in a few applications but nothing panned out. 7 years to retirement, and I had no idea how I was going to make it.
Then the company offered early retirements with buyouts. Tomorrow will be one year since I officially retired.
I took a job in a bike shop repairing bikes. I still do it, but it wasn’t enough money, so I also got into real estate photography. I turned two things I love into new careers. With the pension, I’m making it work.