“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
– Douglas MacArthur

Quitting and pivoting can look the same, but they come from completely different mindsets.

Quitting is stopping altogether. It’s laying down the sword and leaving the arena.

Pivoting may look like defeat, but it is not. It is a deliberate shift, a redirection of energy guided by what has changed, what still serves, and what you have learned along the way.

Pivoting comes from clarity, not exhaustion. From vision, not fear.
It means honoring the fight that got you here while having the courage to move where your mission truly leads.

The difference is intention. One ends the story. The other rewrites it.
Know your mission. Pivot with purpose. Keep moving.