It has been said that quitters never prosper, but with this I sorely disagree.
Quitters do prosper, when what is left behind is that which is not aligned with the call of one's heart.
So much of the modern success literature teaches us that if we are to succeed, we need to do whatever it takes.
Don't get me wrong.
Persistence and dedication are wonderful things to exhibit when a dream is being pursued.
With dreams being those things that we desire with the deepest fibre of our being, it is the movement towards these things that allows us to experience joy, excitement and passion, as we go about creating a legacy that is unique and fulfilling.
But when this "never give in" mentality gets dangerous, is when it is applied by those who know not who they are and what they want in life.
Inevitably, when you do not know intrinsically who you are and what you want, you will become vulnerable to being taught of these things by external forces, such as society at large or by cultural conditioning.
Valuing so often what does not resonate with us at the deepest level, we are left to feel empty and unfulfilled, as we march to a drum that is not our own.
Driven to complete what we have started, we often find ourselves in a race that we don't want to run.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
Recently, while I was living in London, I worked at a direct marketing company for some time.
Participating in a Management Training Program, I was told what I needed to do to reach the highest level of management.
No problem, I thought.
Starting the program, I was very excited with what I was doing and the results that I was achieving.
Surrounded by very ambitious and supportive people, I felt like a part of the family, and I enjoyed being in that environment very much.
But as time went on, and I learned what I needed to take out of the experience, I felt a strong compulsion to move on.
Always being a very intuitive person, this is what I allowed to guide me when there was an important decision to be made in my life.
But this is what many within the company could not understand.
Hearing constantly that only losers quit, and that I shouldn't give up, I felt not understood, for as I was listening to my heart, so could those who surrounded me not move past the boundaries of their conditioning.
Knowing what I must do, I moved on despite the good opinion of others, and while it was difficult to leave behind those who I still consider to be friends, I never doubt the wisdom of my decision.
Unfulfilled and restless within myself, I understood that change was called for and, honouring this need, I moved closer to where my heart was calling me to be.
Wanting me to write, it was this that I returned to, and while I have forgone much as a result of that decision, it is nothing that I have lost sleep over.
Given the choice, we should always honour the voice of the heart over the voice of the world.
Calling us to be authentic, so does it call us to be flexible as we walk down the path of life.
Remember, the path of life is not straight, but one with twists and turns, and as opportunities arise from where we cannot see, so will these be what we miss when we stay immersed in what keeps us enslaved.
Quitters do prosper, for with surrender comes freedom, and who is more free than the slave who has allowed himself to become the king of his destiny?
Quitters do prosper, when what is left behind is that which is not aligned with the call of one's heart.
So much of the modern success literature teaches us that if we are to succeed, we need to do whatever it takes.
Don't get me wrong.
Persistence and dedication are wonderful things to exhibit when a dream is being pursued.
With dreams being those things that we desire with the deepest fibre of our being, it is the movement towards these things that allows us to experience joy, excitement and passion, as we go about creating a legacy that is unique and fulfilling.
But when this "never give in" mentality gets dangerous, is when it is applied by those who know not who they are and what they want in life.
Inevitably, when you do not know intrinsically who you are and what you want, you will become vulnerable to being taught of these things by external forces, such as society at large or by cultural conditioning.
Valuing so often what does not resonate with us at the deepest level, we are left to feel empty and unfulfilled, as we march to a drum that is not our own.
Driven to complete what we have started, we often find ourselves in a race that we don't want to run.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
Recently, while I was living in London, I worked at a direct marketing company for some time.
Participating in a Management Training Program, I was told what I needed to do to reach the highest level of management.
No problem, I thought.
Starting the program, I was very excited with what I was doing and the results that I was achieving.
Surrounded by very ambitious and supportive people, I felt like a part of the family, and I enjoyed being in that environment very much.
But as time went on, and I learned what I needed to take out of the experience, I felt a strong compulsion to move on.
Always being a very intuitive person, this is what I allowed to guide me when there was an important decision to be made in my life.
But this is what many within the company could not understand.
Hearing constantly that only losers quit, and that I shouldn't give up, I felt not understood, for as I was listening to my heart, so could those who surrounded me not move past the boundaries of their conditioning.
Knowing what I must do, I moved on despite the good opinion of others, and while it was difficult to leave behind those who I still consider to be friends, I never doubt the wisdom of my decision.
Unfulfilled and restless within myself, I understood that change was called for and, honouring this need, I moved closer to where my heart was calling me to be.
Wanting me to write, it was this that I returned to, and while I have forgone much as a result of that decision, it is nothing that I have lost sleep over.
Given the choice, we should always honour the voice of the heart over the voice of the world.
Calling us to be authentic, so does it call us to be flexible as we walk down the path of life.
Remember, the path of life is not straight, but one with twists and turns, and as opportunities arise from where we cannot see, so will these be what we miss when we stay immersed in what keeps us enslaved.
Quitters do prosper, for with surrender comes freedom, and who is more free than the slave who has allowed himself to become the king of his destiny?