How to Avoid Quitting
When things are getting more difficult and you do not
know what to do anymore, the easiest thing to do for most people is to quit.
Quitting is so much easier than facing the uncertainties and difficulties that
lie ahead. When you pretend to be strong, you can be proven wrong and face
greater danger. If you persist and go forward, there are more chances for you
to make mistakes that you will regret, it is often better to just stay away.
When you quit, you can look back and stay on your comfort zone where things
will be safe, where you are sure that nothing will go wrong. People choose to
quit because life is too scary to fight forward, but you should not always find
comfort in quitting and taking that quick exit.
The Cowardice in Quitting
When you are in a situation when something suddenly
goes wrong, you will assess things first and see how you are able to deal with
it. When things are looking desperate and you are no longer sure of how things
are going to be, it is normal for people to succumb to cowardice and just walk
away. It does not matter how much you have invested on something. It does not
matter if you have wasted a lot of time, when things go wrong, you want to be
able to save yourself or whatever is left of yourself, so you walk away.
Quitting is tantamount to cowardice because you are not strong enough to see
things through. You are too scared to fight for what you have set yourself to
do.
Signs of a Quitter
There is nothing wrong with being afraid but you
should not let your fears overcome you. Man has the natural instinct to pull
away from danger without fully admitting to be a quitter. It is not good for
you to be a quitter because quitting does not take you anywhere. So you have to
spot early signs of quitting, so that you can deal with it effectively:
·
Always making an
excuse not to do things. Quitters avoid things that are unknown and unfamiliar
to them. They find comfort in things that they are sure of, but instead of
saying “no”, they will often just present you with an excuse. In time these
excuses will be the only things you will hear; and if you have the habit of
making said excuses, then you could be a quitter and you need help.
·
Low self-esteem.
Quitters are so because they do not believe they can. They see the situation
and immediately see themselves incapable, so they will turn it down and reject
it. They are afraid to be confronted by a situation they cannot handle, so
instead of facing it, they will just walk away.
Fighting Not to Quit
Quitting is the easiest thing to do but it is not
exactly what you ought to be doing. Just because it is the simplest solution,
does not mean it is the one that you should take. Life is tough and it is only
going to be tougher. If you quit today, on the first obstacle you see, you will
meet more roadblocks on the way and it will not be easy. Life is tough and life
is meant to be even more complicated; but you should not find comfort in
quitting. You deserve your ending and you deserve to see how things turn out,
so the next time you feel frightened, just close your eyes and take that step
forward. Fight not to quit because as they say: “Quitters never win!”
