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GIVING UP, BUT NOT A QUITTER?

May 4, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Giving up is different than quitting. Really. Quitting means done, all over, finished. The Day I Quit. Giving up is a longer process. One is a reaction, the other a journey. Who’s got the map?

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SURRENDER CELEBRATION FOR GIVING UP

February 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Surrender celebration starts after you’re done. Whatever it was you were working on, when it’s done, you’re done. You’re not going to make anything better at some point. That’s when you need to know how to walk away.

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GIVE UP? HOW TO START

January 11, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Give up is what losers do? Not so fast. It’s got other names, like surrender, capitulate, quit. But giving up sounds so final. Why?

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GIVING UP AT THE RIGHT TIME

January 7, 2023 by David Gillaspie

Giving up is the same as quitting? Or something more insidious? Quitting feels so final, like, “All done here.” Giving up delivers a different message.

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