Is It Giving Up Or Letting Go?

Mark's mic was off but the sound is good enough and the content is too good to do it over Mark starts with a great quote from Denzel Washington Jim says the imperfection is the perfection Todays topic is around the idea of giving up or quitting and letting go  Jim talks about quitting as a normal feeling but that actually quitting brings about regret…he'd rather die trying Mark talks about quitting being necessary to make space for new things…or people The guys talk about being harmed by people that you need to let go Jim states that hanging on or chasing relationships is giving up your dignity or is it compassion? Jim shares a couple of stories about friendships lost and old friendships renewed As life gets complicated you have to make choices and some of those choices are hard Sometimes people disappear for good reason and come back later Mark quotes his dad "If you're not being taken advantage of every once in a while, you're not being nice enough to people" The guys bring up self awareness and self worth as guiding emotions in the context of ego Jim talks about the value of forgiveness and how hard it is Mark talks about reconnecting with his mentor after 25 years…why it took so long and how nice it is Jim catches Mark saying "you don't really know why though do you?" Jim talks about friends growing bitter and not better and how difficult it is…Mark agrees and talks specifically about health As soon as you give up on your health, everything else follows The guys bring up quitting on family Mark mentions the daughter in-law and mother-in law challenge and the relationship with his own mother Jim asks what about when people quit on us? The guys both cite personal examples Both guys cite conditional relationships they experienced Mark talks about revisiting self-awareness daily because of how circumstances change and evolve sometimes really fast Mark talks about having choices when time is freed up and how choosing to serve others is a great choice Jim puts the topic in the context of Mark's career advisory services And how important career decisions are in the context of life Jim quotes the book "Strength to Strength" regarding your second half of life regarding lessening capabilities and developing wisdom Mark cites his dad as a great role model Jim talks about his sister and a recent call he got from her that was quite validating.  Mark talks about his sister in a very different light He talks about what he calls "conditional" relationships and how he won't stay in them Then the guys talk about different ways of quitting and how sometimes we get back together because we forget why we quit in the first place We can get back together when both people come back lovingly and with the benefit of the doubt