You Quit? Okay, not okay. Stay right there.

Before you go, I just want to make sure that you quit your IP for the right reasons and not the wrong reasons.

As a friend, I can still say, “That’s okay — good try!” But I don’t know the reason why you quit.

And if you’re under the age of 18 and you quit your first time IP, then okay. I’ll let you go.

But if you are over the age of 18, a full-on adult, then I am going to tell you straight, “Don’t go. Don’t quit. Try again. Finish.”

You loved that IP. You still do. Go back and make it yours again.

Finish for you. Finish for your community, and finish for people who are just like you, who may be in the world right now, or — they may come in the future.

Your voice is unique. Your talent equal to none.

There is literally, physically, and technically no one else in the world who can be you from the past, present, or future.

You not finishing is something we can’t afford.

Reasons why you quit your IP that are legitimate, to which I will tell you, “Okay, it’s all right for you to quit,” would be:

  1. It wasn’t your dream; it was someone else’s.
  2. It was for your job, and now you’re jobless.
  3. You did it in a time of real crisis and now you’re not in one.

Is there another reason why it’s fine to quit your IP? Definitely.

You grew out of it; you don’t find it a passion anymore. You’ve changed.

Okay. All these reasons are okay.

What is not okay is you quitting because you feel like you can’t find a way to the end. Get yourself back to Half Way There or Three Quarters Of The Way There on the page before this one. Try again.

If you have a bunch of friends who have no idea that you quit your IP, they will be really upset that your amazing IP got stopped.

If you have a leader who has been investing in you and this particular IP, please don’t disappoint him or her. Know that they have put their all into your rise in the world, and if they hear you’ve quit, they’ll cry too.

We all have people who look up to us, no matter where we are in life, and there will be others who will quit right after you if they learn you did it first. You will probably think it just as tragic and say, “Why did you quit your IP?” and they’ll tell you, “Because you quit, and if you quit, then I quit. I can’t do it either.”

We all get discouraged and bitter and sometimes very cynical about our IP, but if anything, I’d encourage you to Take A Break if you still insist on quitting or on having quit.

Don’t be surprised if your peers say, “You didn’t quit. You’re just taking a break.”

Accept it. Let them have the right of way, because frankly, you could pick up your IP again today. Or tomorrow. Or next week, month, or year.

I think I may say the same to you. You didn’t quit your IP. You just decided to take a break, and that’s fine. Be sure you rest up, and come back when you’re ready. Your IP will be waiting for you, patiently.

Love,

Sarah