"Know, When to quit and when to stick!"

The dip is the tough time everyone goes through in every field, before success. The dip can not be avoided but you should stick to it and not quit early. The dip is the downfall, When starting something new we are full of excitement and energy but after sometimes things begin to fall and it can be observed in every field, it can be learning a new hobby, being in love, or starting a new business, but it is the time when you need to be at you strongest and hold things together. Some times dips are strategically created to test your abilities, mostly in top universities and top companies, this eliminates all the quitters and only worthy candidates are left. Understanding dips make it easier to go through them.


But see,  it is complicated. There is a difference between dip and dead-end, the dip is something that you have to stick with and push through, but investing in dead-ends gives you reverse effect and that is the whole idea of the book, “Strategical quitters are the real winners” you need to analyze your situation look and all the possibilities and option and then make a decision that you want to quit or stick. You should know when to quit! But small challenges and resistance should not be the reason, you have to be a strategic quitter, not a serial quitter.


 David, the author’s friend, was really unhappy with his job, had a bad boss and work environment, and was really frustrated, to a point when he was just about to sign a resignation letter. And that’s the advice most people get right? “Pursue your dreams?” but David was a smart guy he calculated all the possibilities and outcomes and decided to talk to the boss and even superior about his situation and why he was not able to be productive. They listen to it and transferred him to a new work environment and latter got a promotion as well. I think this was better than being unemployed and pursuing dreams.


But the opposite is also true if the things didn’t work there as well I think he should have quit. Think is, we have to realize that we have limited time, money, and energy every single day and have to invest wisely if we want to improve. So knowing when to quit is extremely important. And as discussed looking at all possibilities and then making a decision is the way.


The author also emphasizes on being the best, He says that #1 is very underrated, it is Literally the best! He encourages us to understand its importance and try to be the best, #1. Being number one comes with so many perks lets play a game Think of a company I will say product (think don’t cheat), Glue, Noodles, Coffee, Toothpaste. Now I will read your mind. Fevicol, maggie/Hakka, Start bucks, and Colgate must have been the answers, (you are crazy if I am wrong)  you are always on people’s minds when you are number one. Author explains how the rewards for #1 are 10 times better the #10 and 100 times better than #100. 


You should aim to become the best in your field, he even says that “you should quit now if you will not become number one” It means in your “particular” field at your local you should be the best. And this local should be expanding. 


 And the key to be number one is… Specialization! You need to “master” one thing that you are good at. For example, if you are a lawyer, your client doesn’t give a damn about how good you are good at guitar, he just wants to know that he is talking to the best lawyer in the town. You can not be good at everything. You have to limit a lot of hobbies to be the best at one thing. I am not asking you to drop all your hobby. But your priorities should be clear! And time managed. 


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