Start, Stay, or Leave: The Art of Decision Making

Last updated October 31, 2026

By Trey Gowdy

Former prosecutor and congressman Trey Gowdy offers a framework for the big decisions people face about jobs, relationships, causes and commitments: whether to start something, stay with it or walk away. Drawing on his own choices, including his decision to leave Congress, and on conversations with friends and public figures, he explains how to weigh purpose, values, timing and the opinions of others before choosing.

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