The Dip: The extraordinary benefits of knowing when to quit (and when to stick)

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As such, Godin demonstrates how to identify and quit your “Cul-de-Sac”and “Cliff” situations, in which no amount of work will lead to success. But if you KEEP smoking, then there’s a nasty drop off at the end… emphysema, lung cancer, or a whole host of other health issues that hit all at once.

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Maybe he's never tried to make a mathematical model for predicting things and just doesn't know what he's talking about. It really is a big deal to stick with something that will allow us to make a difference in the lives of others.You can quit if you face the Cul-de-sac or cliff or if you are sure that you will not become the best in your path you have selected. But if all you had to do was not quit, then there would be so many people less motivated than you succeeding too. Never quite Something with great long term potential just because you can't deal with the stress of the moment. I think it’s because of this tendency to not plan ahead that we get the maxims about never quitting.

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People with the ability to push through the Dip, and come out the other side unscathed, are the best in the world, and share this with the minority. The Cul-de-Sac is boring, the Cliff is exciting (for a while), but neither gets you through the Dip and both lead to failure.If we don’t think about the difficulties and pains ahead of time, the Dip may likely cause us to give up at the wrong time. you can refocus your resources on getting through The Dip and mastering those few things in life that matter to you most. Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority who are able to get through The Dip by persisting longer than most. However, if you are stationary or falling behind it’s time to take a step back, look at your options and decide whether you need to push through the Dip or get out while you can.