We’ve all been in situations where we want to end a relationship, whether it’s with a partner, a parent, a relative, a boss, a coworker, an ex-partner. Many of us feel we don’t have a choice, that nothing can be done - that there is no way out. We feel stuck. You do have a choice.

Most entrepreneurs don’t ask themselves a critical question. A question that reveals the only way to truly set yourself apart.

When it comes to the most important person in your life (You!), what are you choosing? Love or torture? Torture may sound extreme, but you can be torturing yourself in little ways. Even subconscious ways. Maybe you talk negatively about yourself, or don’t take care of yourself emotionally. Maybe you make decisions that don’t respect your own needs or values.

I saw this great quote from Toni Morrison the other day: “If you wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” In order to make room for what you want to create in your life, you need to remove what is no longer working for you. You need to cut the shit.