Calling it quits should in no way become a habit with all of us

Never say, call it quits. So good to hear, but difficult to implement! Anyway, the point is that any attempt in achieving the good things of life needs great willpower to sustain your bid.

The moment we say “quit”, you are giving way to failure. Now, you can’t be proud of yourself and say, “Look, I quit because it was of no use”.

We don’t realise that it was not happening as per our plan because we were not determined. Somewhere, we lost our way. Lance Armstrong, American cyclist, had this in mind when he said, “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. That surrender, even the smallest act of giving up, stays with me. So when I feel like quitting, I ask myself, which would I rather live with?”

The day we realise this, we are quite likely to be attempting again; and this time, be sure, we will be back on our track to success. At the worst, one may have to attempt a few more times. Go on, and be victorious.

In other words, we should close all options to quit right at the outset. It will be like the case of a person who has lost his way, and he has no way but to keep on trying until he finds his post. And finally, let us remind ourselves not to become victims of our habits. If we quit once, we may very well become habitual quitters.