Giving up is the only path to success
Most people fail not because they gave up. But because they couldn’t.
Everyone tells you not to quit. To push harder. To want it more. That’s exactly how people fail. They want it too much. Put too much pressure on themselves. And turn into a walking ball of anxiety. Some people get so anxious they can’t even move. Other people push through. They reach one goal. Feel nothing. Then move on to the next, hoping it’ll fix how empty they feel. It doesn’t. They didn’t fail because they gave up. They failed because they refused to. They refused to slow down. Refused to question the chase. Refused to let go. Success isn’t earned through achievement. It’s found through giving up. Let me show you why.
Type 1: The Desperate
The desperate want it too badly. To lose weight. To build the business. To feel like they’ve finally made it. But that desire keeps them stuck. They’re not calm, clear, or collected. They’re in a state of panic. They live in fear. Fear of failure. Fear of not being enough. Fear of being left behind. That fear creates pressure. So much that they can’t even move. Or they boil over. They hit the ground running, then fall flat on their face. They’ve seen people “win”. And those same people say: “you just need to want it more”. So they add more pressure. And end up drowning in noise. They’re trapped in their own mind. Moving just enough to burn out — never long enough to win. All because they’re too desperate.
Type 2: The Deluded
The deluded aren’t paralysed like the desperate. They move, act, and build. It looks like progress from the outside. People will say they’re focused and driven. They believe it too. They’ll think they’ll make it. But like everyone else, they’re chasing someone else’s vision. Driven by ego, comparison, and old wounds. They’re not moving towards something. They’re running from emptiness. And even if they win, they lose. The money comes in. The body looks good. The attention arrives. But something is still missing. So they set new goals. Raise the bar. And push again. Hoping the next win will fix how they feel. It won’t. Their definition of success is incomplete. They think peace comes after achievement. It doesn’t. They’d realise that if they stopped. But they don’t. So they stay busy. Stay productive. Stay running. Until the end.
Type 3: The Detached
The detached have let go of needing to win. They have no dreams. They have no hopes. They have nothing to prove. But they still move. Not out of force, pressure, or obsession — but alignment. On the outside, they look deluded. They still work, train, and build. But they’re not empty, so they don’t push harder. They’re not desperate, so they don’t burn out. They’ve already achieved what everyone else is chasing. So they move with patience. Life doesn’t need to go their way. They have no way. If success arrives — as others define it — then it arrives. If it doesn’t, then it doesn’t. Their mind is clean. They don’t hold on tight. They’re not stressed. Ironically, that makes them more likely to win. But even if they don’t — they’ve already won.
Final Thoughts
Most people never stop to question what they’re chasing. They run on fear, pressure, and obsession — hoping more wins will fix how they feel. But it doesn’t. Stacking wins will never fill the emptiness. The ones who truly win aren’t the ones who push the hardest. They’re the ones who gave up needing to. They move when it's time to move. Build when it's time to build. Rest when it's time to rest. They’re not trying to get anywhere. And that’s why they’re more likely to.
