"Recognize you rarely control your own exit Discussing whether Pep Guardiola could engineer a perfect farewell at Manchester City, one host noted that very few leaders get to choose when and how they leave on their own terms: "You don't get to choose your goodbye. Sir Alex Ferguson did, and that's basically the only one who's ever been able to do it." Jürgen Klopp, for instance, ended his Liverpool tenure with only a League Cup rather than the grand finale he might have imagined. Anyone planning a career exit or transition should build resilience around the probability that circumstances — not preference — will dictate the timing. Source: Unnamed Analyst, Men in Blazers Podcast, Arsenal vs Man City Carabao Cup Final Review"