I wanted to stop piano lessons because I didn’t like practicing - I wanted to quit. My mom encouraged, strongly, to keep it up - don’t quit. I persevered. I enjoyed a rewarding career as a professional musician.

I had a job where my peers were making 80k more than me. My bosses said, “I was hired and paid at a time when the business wanted to hire ‘different’ people and grow them.” I quit that job, without another job in place, because I value myself. If I persevered, I would have to re-prove myself to get ahead… just because I was “different.”

Know when to hold ‘em, and know when to fold ‘em.

Life is too short.