Make sure the reason you quit comes from a “desire for change, rather than fear,” advises Lori Scherwin, a certified personal coach and the founder of Strategize That, a professional and personal coaching firm. Don’t let your fear of success or potential for failure change your course.
The right time to quit a job is when your “circumstances have changed and you are unhappy with no future path, are blatantly disrespected and undervalued and have already tried various solutions to make things better.”
Scherwin also says to choose a “run-to vs. run-from situation.” It’s better if you know where you want to go for your next move rather than simply “escaping the current.” Otherwise you risk finding yourself feeling equally discontent somewhere else.