In the month
of September 2009, I decided I was not going to work as a banker again, I took
the bold step to stop being an employee and becoming an entrepreneur by
resigning my appointment with Guaranty Trust Bank plc even when I had the
opportunity to cross carpet to other banks looking for high performers in
marketing field like me. Going down memory lane, it’s been six years of sojourn
in the entrepreneurial landscape, the terrain is rough, volatile, highly competitive
and sometimes life threatening.
There is a
common saying about winners never quit and quitters never win, this notion can
most oftentimes be just wrong! Sometimes
winner do quit, and sometimes quitters really do win. It’s about knowing when to hold on and when
to move on, and in the labour industry, this is a lesson we all must have mastery. Related article...
Whenever you
start a new Job, it’s usually very exciting.
Its fun, it’s new, and it’s a lot easier to stick to. After awhile, the Job sometimes starts to
lose your interest. It starts to get
boring when you keep doing the same thing over and over again, and then it gets
a lot harder to stick to.
You shouldn’t
always keep working at something because if it’s going nowhere, it could be
preventing you from realizing success. So many people will tell you to keep
pushing no matter what – that it’s the only way to be successful. That’s not always true. Smart people know when to escape those dead
ends and walk away.
Yes, winners
do quit. They quit while they quitting’s
good. They quit when it makes sense to
quit. People who fail a lot generally fail to keep going when times get a
little rough. Sometimes they’ll even
keep going when they know deep down they’re fighting a losing battle. See also...
If you train
yourself, you can eventually learn to tell when you should quit and when you
should keep pushing. It becomes second
nature. Until then, there are a few tips
you can use to decide whether or not you should maintain momentum with a
specific job.
Firstly, you
should ask how long you’ve been going on the present job or projects. If you’ve been going quite awhile, giving up
might be a waste of the work you’ve already put in. Then again, if you’ve stuck to something for
a very, very long time and you’re not seeing any germane results; would it
not be ridiculous to keep going?
Secondly, you
should also ask yourself if the potential rewards are worth it. If you’re over-working yourself for a job and
the reward is just a tiny fraction of
