You might think "Well sounds good to me, why would I want to back off?!"
Sometimes you have to because things don't work out as expected.
Why sabotage yourself?
When you think about that now, you think clearly, your ego is off.
But when your ego is on, you don't think clearly.
Going back means admitting you were wrong, and your ego HATES IT!
People would rather lose tons of cash then admit it
Sadly, it rarely happens, you just lose and that's it.
He was talking about this new job at his old workplace for 3 months straight, with everybody who asked him about it.
He was very enthusiastic to begin a new job after working in the same workplace for 40 years.
Today he went to the new workplace, turns out its shit and wasn't what he expected.
Now he doesn't have a job.
A very sad situation to be in, and my mother warned him.
Don't talk about your plans until it works out.
If it doesn't work out, you retread and no major harm was done and if it works, then great!
Keep your mouth closed so you could keep your options open.