There’s a truth we don’t always like to admit – some things need to end for better things to begin.

It might be a relationship. A job. A hobby you once loved. A city, a habit, a dream. Sometimes you’ve simply outgrown them – or they’ve outgrown you. The value you once found isn’t there anymore. The spark is gone. Or it’s costing more than it gives. These are the moments we have to recognise. The ones where staying is easier, but moving on is necessary.

This is part of growth. And growth often demands endings.

It’s one of the reasons I love seasons. Spring, summer, autumn, winter – each with their own beauty, their own challenges, their own rhythm. But none of them cling on. The leaves fall. The ground rests. And when it’s time, life returns. There’s nourishment in the pause. There’s even beauty in the decay – the letting go of what was, to make space for what will be. That might sound macabre, but it’s true.

We live in a world that idolises permanence – staying in the job, sticking it out, being loyal, being consistent. But real consistency is in choosing what matters now – not what mattered then. Having a future mindset means accepting that the best thing you can do sometimes is leave, end, stop. That doing so isn’t quitting – it’s stepping forward.

That mindset says: as much as today might be OK, I’m not settling here. Especially when things are bad – or just not quite right. Especially when I know there’s more in me than this moment allows. When something feels like it’s binding you, holding you in place, wearing you down slowly – that’s the moment to pause and plan. Not to endure, but to evolve.

That doesn’t mean we throw things away on a whim. It means we check in. We ask: does this still serve me? Am I still growing here? Or am I just surviving it?

Life isn’t meant to be tolerated. It’s meant to be lived. Fully. And yes, of course there are times when we endure. We all have those chapters. But we shouldn’t get stuck in them. Because stuck becomes normal. And normal becomes permanent. And before you know it, you’ve traded thriving for just-about-managing.

Having a future mindset means making room for better. For new. For challenge and joy. It means letting go of things – sometimes great things – so you can embrace something more aligned, more fulfilling, more you.

We don’t grow by staying still. We grow by moving forward – with intention, with honesty, and with courage.