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Knowing When to Quit Is Not Giving Up On Your Dreams; It Is What Successful Entrepreneurs Do

ACCENTURE WHACKS 11,000 JOBS, REVIEWING AI, DECLINING REVENUES

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John G. Self
Sep 29, 2025
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“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today” - Franklin D. Roosevelt

“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently” - Henry Ford.

“The one thing you can never give up on — yourself.” - John G. Self

BIG IDEA

Selling out your dreams.

There’s such a strong societal shame associated with this idea — giving up —so much so that far too many go down with the ship rather than coming to grips that their idea will not, cannot work.

They are so consumed with self-indulging, stubborn pride that they miss the warning sign: “Pride cometh before the fall.”

Pivoting from a bad idea is not selling out your dream

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