There is no other way to rise towards your potential than on your own terms. Letting go of a goal that isn’t aligned with your values isn’t quitting-quitting, it’s power-quitting. It’s like when your best friend finally breaks it off with her appalling, disaster-show ex who slept with her roommate and stole all her furniture. She’s not losing; she’s winning. Doves fly out of the group chat upon hearing the news—behold the glorious day. Yes, she has left something that she could not make work. No, she is not failing.
