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What We Learn When We Quit
There’s a saying, “quitters never win”. Many people accept the idea of quitting as a truism and move on with their lives. After all, if kid you (the you that is a kid) quit the first time you stepped up to bat on home plate, took a swing, and missed you might find later that you never unlocked your potential by immediately quitting. Maybe you wouldn’t be able to score a college scholarship down the road, but you might be able to competently play in a competitive rec league one day. However, if you quit right away, the perception may be that you are emotionally weak and that you will give up at the first sign of resistance.
If you’re alive (You are if you’re reading this. I think. Deposit $200 into my bank account if you’re reading this from an ethereal place and have the ability to do so. Show me a sign of life, would you?), time is a finite resource and so you find your diminutive child self has to choose between activities such as becoming a better reader, learning to code, learning how to solder, mastering the cross stitch, or perfecting that sick af turning sidekick in Tae Kwon Do. There may be a select few that can become competent in all the aforementioned activities whether child or adult. We can’t all be polymaths. To succeed in an activity requires time, dedication, and numerous instances of skill acquisition. It also may require the proverbial lucky horsehoe being inserted right up your…
