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10 Reasons Why You Should Never Quit
Today I was seriously debating whether to show up at an exam or not, knowing that I was completely unprepared for it. As a side note, yes, I am still in school, in graduate school to be exact.
I always have this gripping feeling inside of me when I know I am going into the lion’s den with no weapons at hand: what if I fail, what if I embarrass myself, what if everybody else studied but me and I’ll end up looking like a fool? But as these thoughts were going around in my head today, there was this other voice saying: if you fail, you’ll do 10 times better next time because it will motivate you; if you embarrass yourself for a moment, you’ll forget about it by next week; if you end up looking like a fool then you probably are one because you chose to care what others are thinking about you and belittle yourself like that.
I also knew how bad I would feel if I wouldn’t go. So I went. And I wrote what I remembered on the subject. And towards the end of the exam, when others were furiously writing ahead with 5 minutes to go on the clock, I stepped back knowing that no new information was going to magically appear in my head and I wrote on a blank paper the following: I’m happy I didn’t quit. Fail or pass, I’m happy I went there today and gave it a shot, and now I am happy it’s over and I can relax.
We’re always going to have to face similar situations. We’re always going to hit against walls, be afraid of things and want to quit. But I think it’s important to remember to not give up, not until you give it your absolute best, no matter what.
So here are 10 reasons why you shouldn’t quit at whatever it is you’re doing:
1. LEARNING FROM MISTAKES
Even if you do fail, you can find 10 new ways of giving it another shot and succeeding. Quitting will help you find none. You try, and you stumble on your way, and you make mistakes, but you keep on trying and eventually you get it. And the moment that you do get it is so precious and important, that it’s worth so much more than if you have succeeded the first time.
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10.000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison
2. NO REGRETS TO WORRY ABOUT
One of the hardest things to do in life is live with regret. Not kissing your crush when you had the chance to, not being more active growing up, not trying new things, not going on a new adventure when you wanted to travel so bad, not doing what you really wanted in life until it was too late to make a difference. Quitting on your dreams, on your way of life, on yourself and then living with the consequences of those choices for the rest of your life are some of the people’s worst unrealized fears.
Read the top five regrets of the dying. CLICK HERE
3. FACING YOUR FEARS
And speaking of fears, quitting means giving in to them and to added pessimism, sadness and misery. What you should do instead is love your fears, feed on your fears,argue with your fears, and show those fears who’s the better man (or woman). Let them fuel your motivation and determination in becoming better than the you who would give up and resent himself later for it.
Source: http://truthisscary.com/2014/02/10-reasons-why-you-should-never-quit/
