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Giving Myself Permission To Quit

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“Quit” feels like a bad word. When we quit we feel like we have failed. We feel like we are letting ourselves down. We feel like we are letting others down.

I have worked with clients who had a hard time quitting smoking because quitting equaled failing.

There are lots of things we do that we need to quit. Today’s tap along will help you let go of the things that are no longer useful and need to be quit.

Permission To Quit
(audio 3m35s)

There are things in my life that were useful at one point…But they no longer are…They might not serve me…They might not challenge me…They might not even be good for me…And I’ve done them for so long…It’s what I do…And if I let them go…It feels like it’s letting go a part of me…It feels like I’m letting go a part of my image…It feels like I’m letting go who I am…And it might have been who I am…But it was who I was…I’m new…I’m different…I have permission to let things go…I have permission to quit things that I have done…Quitting feels like a bad word…Quitting feels like failure…Quitting simply means, I stop spending my energy…On something that is no longer useful…I give myself permission to quit…Things that are no longer useful…Things that are no longer helpful…Things that are no longer healthful…Quitting is not failing…Quitting is simply letting go of that which is not necessary anymore…It’s OK for me to quit…I am not a failure if I quit… it is OK for me to quit.

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3 responses to “Giving Myself Permission To Quit”

  1. Patty Hankins Avatar
    Patty Hankins

    Gene – this is brilliant. Suspect I’ll be coming back to this tap-along on a regular basis for reinforcement 🙂

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  2. Lorna Engleman Avatar
    Lorna Engleman

    Excellent! It takes guilt out of the process and allows me to let go of things that no longer serve me. Thank-you very much!!!!!

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  3. iClare Avatar
    iClare

    This is exactly what I needed today. I need to back away from being on the board of directors for the community where I live. After 10 years I have nothing more to offer, plus It has become time consuming and was starting to hurt my creativity. A few days ago I requested that I be moved from being an executive member to being a director at large. There are just a few months remaining with my term. I feel that it’s important that I ease my way out the door and not quit abruptly. this will give me time to adjust to the new direction my life is taking.

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