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From Century 21 Real Estate, this is the relentless, the podcast that looks at sales differently.

As entrepreneurs, we write our own playbooks. When we're thrown off course, when assumptions

hold us back, we find a way to move fearlessly in a different direction.

I'm Kristen Meinser. I'm an author, entrepreneur, and podcast host. And in a world filled with noise,

there's a superpower I've developed that's helped me more than anything else.

Never letting fear get in the way. That means building up confidence, taking risks,

and tackling the really hard problems. And that's what we're exploring this season.

How can we move fearlessly in a world filled with potential obstacles?

Get ready to meet the people who transform what scares them into something that inspires them.

It's time to move fearlessly and stay relentless.

Think back to a time in your life when you really struggled with a decision, a decision

whether you should quit. Quitting a job, a business you were trying to start,

or maybe you'd spent months trying to land a sale, but nothing was going your way.

Pulling the plug, pivoting, quitting, whatever you want to call it. Why is it so hard to back out

when you're all in? That's what we're diving into today. We're looking at how quitting can be a

surprisingly effective tool in an entrepreneur's toolbox. When we invest time, money and effort

in a project, unhooking can be so hard. And my guest today is one of the best guides out there

to walk us through how to do it. I'm Annie Duke. I am a former professional poker player,

cognitive scientist, and decision strategist. By the time she retired from professional poker 10

years ago, Annie Duke earned more than four million dollars in tournament winnings. Since then,

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