Comments on: Success Strategies—Perseverance Overrated: Do You Know When It’s Time to Quit Persisting… and Just Quit? http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/ Been lied to lately? Or could you tell--how to master deception, lying, and conversation... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jef http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Jef Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:10:49 +0000 http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/?p=1505#comment-290 You're welcome, Jeannie, glad you enjoy... sorry for the tardy response, traveling remote regions of the planet again. -jef You’re welcome, Jeannie, glad you enjoy… sorry for the tardy response, traveling remote regions of the planet again.

-jef

]]> By: **Jeannie http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-289 **Jeannie Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:26:07 +0000 http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/?p=1505#comment-289 You know it's time to quit when what you do is no longer benefitting you. It may still serve its purpose for others, however if it is senseless for you as the creator then it is time to quit. What about the others who benefit from it? They will move on to a better or another willing 'provider.' In this case, the bird will go find something else to eat. Persevere in doing something insane, irrational, senseless, ridiculous or useless, one might just end up like the cicada. It's amazing what we can learn from nature... And one more thing: it is better to prevent further loss (for example: money, in the case of running a business, or time and energy) than to persist in something that will 'kill' you. Self-preservation all over again. And that's a good thing. Thanks Jef, i love these aha moments. You know it’s time to quit when what you do is no longer benefitting you. It may still serve its purpose for others, however if it is senseless for you as the creator then it is time to quit. What about the others who benefit from it? They will move on to a better or another willing ‘provider.’ In this case, the bird will go find something else to eat.

Persevere in doing something insane, irrational, senseless, ridiculous or useless, one might just end up like the cicada. It’s amazing what we can learn from nature… And one more thing: it is better to prevent further loss (for example: money, in the case of running a business, or time and energy) than to persist in something that will ‘kill’ you. Self-preservation all over again. And that’s a good thing.

Thanks Jef, i love these aha moments.

]]> By: Jef http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Jef Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:31:00 +0000 http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/?p=1505#comment-287 When to persist, and when to quit? That is the question. Do you listen to others? They don't have a good track record... the example i always go back to is the Pet Rock. That was CRAZY idea. And it worked. If the 'inventor' had asked the opion of those around him, and listened... we would have never heard of it. Master the delicate balance between foolishness and... a crazy idea that you KNOW will work. Thanks J! When to persist, and when to quit? That is the question.

Do you listen to others? They don’t have a good track record… the example i always go back to is the Pet Rock. That was CRAZY idea. And it worked. If the ‘inventor’ had asked the opion of those around him, and listened… we would have never heard of it.

Master the delicate balance between foolishness and… a crazy idea that you KNOW will work.
Thanks J!

]]> By: **Jeannie http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-286 **Jeannie Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:18:15 +0000 http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/?p=1505#comment-286 Jef, I learned that when you do things the same way and get the same results, and do things differently and still get the same results, then it is time to quit and work on something else. Persistence can kill. Jef, I learned that when you do things the same way and get the same results, and do things differently and still get the same results, then it is time to quit and work on something else. Persistence can kill.

]]> By: Jef http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Jef Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:45:20 +0000 http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/?p=1505#comment-236 I haven't done The Dip yet, but Seth Godin is always worth reading, great stuff--thanks for the suggestion/feedback Clay! -jef I haven’t done The Dip yet, but Seth Godin is always worth reading, great stuff–thanks
for the suggestion/feedback Clay!

-jef

]]> By: Clay Hebert http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/2009/10/11/success-strategies%e2%80%94perseverance-overrated-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-quit-persisting-and-just-quit/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Clay Hebert Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:18:36 +0000 http://www.deceptionsecrets.com/?p=1505#comment-235 This is spot on. Seth Godin talks about this idea of strategic quitting in a great little book called "The Dip". I highly recommend it to anyone. This is spot on. Seth Godin talks about this idea of strategic quitting in a great little book called “The Dip”. I highly recommend it to anyone.

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