Hey, it's Kelly, and at the end of every week, I like to share something true and useful,

something I stumbled over that gave me a burst of optimism, something you can share

with friends like an audio greeting card, something to help us all.

Keep our eyes on what's working and what could be.

So, I'll be right back with this week's For The Good of the Order.

This is Kelly Corgan Wonders.

This week's For The Good of the Order is about giving up.

Dear girls, you're going to hear it and see it a thousand times in your life.

Never give up.

Public figures like politicians love the chant.

They'll conjure a hunched and determined Winston Churchill.

The day he entreated his country to stay in the fight against Hitler's army of murderers.

Coaches will shout every imaginable variant and derivative, striving to match Vince Lombardi's iconic.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Parents too, I believe I recall saying it myself when you tried to quit piano and cross country.

Forgive me for contradicting my younger self, but unless it's a game of solitaire, it will be more complicated than that.

Whether you're in a relationship that's more attention than romance or a job that's more belittling than developing,

giving up in short order and without too much hand-ringing is a skill you'll be wise to cultivate.

Sometimes you have to quit something because the goal was too specific or misguided.

Wanting to write a book is good, achievable and within your control.

Wanting to be a best-selling author is not so good.

No girls, may I send you off into your future with this in your ear.

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