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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up? (at Success Magazine)

May 24, 2023 by Jen Zamzow Leave a Comment

When you hit a wall, should you quit or channel your inner grit to push through? Sometimes, you can do both; sometimes quitting is the gritty thing to do.

You just started a new job and it’s not going very well. You’re overwhelmed and you’re not sure the job is a good fit for you.

Or your team has worked for months on a new project. You’ve just encountered a major obstacle, and now completing the project will be a lot more expensive and take much longer than you initially planned on.

Or maybe you’ve been at your job for several years and you’re getting restless. You like your colleagues, but the work feels less enjoyable and rewarding than it used to.

Should you quit? Or should you channel your inner grit to push through?

Sometimes, you can do both; sometimes quitting is the gritty thing to do.

… Continue reading at Success Magazine


Also published on Medium.

Filed Under: Meaning, motivation, happiness, & well-being

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