“Winners quit the right stuff at the right time.”

I was raised on the ideals that winners never quit. Quitting is for wimps. However, after reading Seth Godins book, The Dip, I learned that there is indeed a good time to quit, and in fact, winners can be quitters and vice versa. "Winners do quit all the time", Godin says. "They just quit the right stuff at the right time." He goes on to say, "people should quit the things that aren't worth the effort for a long term success." We fail when we get distracted by things that we don't have the guts to quit." In the end, if one wants to have the success they desire, some strategic quitting is in order. Is there something you should quit?

As we enter the New Year, I think this is a must read book for everyone. It continues to help me professionally and personally and I often pick it up to remind myself of where I am going.