Clear Signs You Have Reached a Critical ‘Tipping Point’ in Life
And must now make a decision to steer a different direction
We all reach a “tipping point” at some point in our lives.
I have. Many times.
All of us experience those moments when we must make a difficult decision to move on from something that once provided us purpose and satisfaction.
The concept of a tipping point was popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, The Tipping Point. It’s essentially to convey the idea of how people behave at a critical juncture in their lives.
It’s that moment when various factors come together, and you feel a strong need to make significant decisions or changes to your life.
Gladwell defines a tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.”
When it comes to doing anything, a tipping point describes a state when you can no longer hold back and must take a specific action, whether it involves moving forward, stepping back, or making a life-changing decision, like divorce, quitting a job, or starting a new venture business.
Here are a few signs you might use to evaluate whether it’s time to truly move on:
