I am all about quitting.
Quitting things that don’t matter.
We are already past Quitter’s Day. That’s the day the people give up on their New Year’s Resolutions. Perhaps you have already given up on one or more of the most popular resolutions according to Statista:
- Save more money (21%)
- Eat healthier (19%)
- Exercise more (17%)
- Lose weight (15%)
- Spend more time with family/friends (14%)
- Quit smoking (9%)
New Year’s resolutions are often carefully considered, thoughtful attempts to get our lives, careers, and health back on track. In other words, they are good aspirations, goals worth keeping, NOT worth quitting.
So why do so many people give up on these good things in January?
Perhaps it’s because we get distracted and discouraged by things we SHOULD quit which would allow more time for the things that matter more.
The goal of saving more money gets disrupted by online shopping at work. Eating healthier is a lot harder when we choose the drive-thru because we slept-in and didn’t have time to choose a healthy meal or make one. You could get up and exercise, but you stay up too late to finish watching that season of your favorite show.
What should we quit?
We should quit things that get in the way of who we want to become.
For some of us, that might mean quitting Netflix, social media, or fast food. For others it might mean steering clear of workplace drama caused by toxic, lazy, and unmotivated coworkers. It might also mean quitting work tasks for which you spend a lot of time but get very little return for that time (meeting for the sake of meeting, serving on committees that accomplish little, chasing clients or customers that are difficult, etc.).
Identify what is blocking your success and quit them.
Sometimes it’s okay to be a quitter!
