Quit

Dan talks about the reality of competition, the challenges of predicting a small business' future, doing your best work, participation trophies, and responds to listener emails. Haddie refuses to be fired. Links for this episode:Austin Kleon — How to Graciously Say No to AnyoneHBO "Trophy Nation" Trailer5by5 Garage SaleBrought to you by Backblaze (Avoid unwanted data loss, Grit listeners get a two week free trial by going to backblaze.com/grit), Wealthfront (Go to Wealthfront.com/5by5 to see your free, personalized investment portfolio and to get your your first $15,000 managed entirely free of charge— for life), Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code STOOGE at checkout), and Freshbooks (To try FreshBooks free for 30 days, just go to FreshBooks.com/quit and enter QUIT in the “How Did You Hear About Us?” section).