Dec 10
2
Quitting So Close…
Survivor Quitter Kelly Purple
So tonight, I watched Survivor with my wife (as we usually do, DVR’d, of course), and I witnessed something that ticked me off as well as shocked me: Two contestants, no more than 11 days from the end of the game, after being on the game for 28 days, up and quit.
They quit!
Hey, I understand being hungry, being tired, whatever. But you’re over two-thirds of the way through the game, you are close to winning a million dollars, you know the longer you stay on the show the more you are going to get paid, and yet you are willing to walk away.
What are you thinking?!
Enough with the frustration though (and I was glad to see that moron Naonka leave…childess, ghetto, annoying…good riddance). But Kelly Purple? No one viewed her as a threat. She might not make it to the final three, but she’s got several more days (epsidoes) until she is dismissed. In other words, you passed on easy money.
Now seriously…enough with the rant, and on to the point:
I’ve never quit anything as big as Survivor. I have stopped things, such as right now, I’m not adhering to my nutritional regiment as closely as I should…but I never quit. I stalled, yes, but not quit. I’ve never said “I quit, I’m not doing this any more.”
Yet, to so many, quitting is so easy.
They quit completely on their diets, and never return.
They quit on their dreams.
They quit on their relationships.
Let’s face it, quitting is all to easy. Anymore, with divorce, you don’t have to have a reason. Just call it “irreconcilable differences” and move on. It’s easy.
But why quit when things are so close? I was within a few pounds/body fat % until I hit my ultimate goal, yet I stalled. I have not quit (in fact, I’m educating myself more and working on how to hit it even harder in a few weeks…and I’m still exercising to try to maintain result).
But I have not quit…I have not given up. Yes, I’m not as proactive and involved.
All that said, where did you leave off on your goals? Where were you on your dreams when things were derailed? The great thing is, you can choose not to consider yourself a quitter and just consider what you went through a moment where you stalled out. You can pick back up and continue.
But don’t quit. You could be passing up money, health, fitness, passion, intimacy, or whatever it is that you are striving for.
