Don’t you dare quit!

How many times have you given up or quit something just because things got hard or weren’t in your favour no matter how many times you try? I know I have, many times. I’m sure you have too.

Over the past few years, I have tried and failed at many things, and my natural response to them was to quit. I stopped doing those things because I thought I would never be good at them. There even came a time where I asked myself the question “What is the point of living?”. That was my turning point.

I knew I did not want this to be the end. I had goals, ambitions and dreams, but I lacked drive and resilience to continue when things got hard. From that day onwards, I told myself that I would never give up ever again even if all the odds were stacked against me. I said to myself that I would fight all my demons, no matter what happens. I told myself “Don’t you dare quit!”.

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

-Thomas Edison

Change your mindset, Change your life

The only thing holding you back in life is you. To change your life, the one necessary step you have to take is to change your mindset. Change your victim mindset to a winner mindset. We need to stop having thoughts such as “why is this happening to me?” and “why are things always going wrong?”. We need to think “how can I adapt to this situation?” and “What can I do to handle this problem better?”. Changing your thinking process helps you handle your inner and outer demons, which allows you to battle your problems rather than drowning in them. We can all do this; all it takes is changing your perspective.

I used to cry whenever things started going wrong in my life, and I blamed my fate for these downfalls. I used to think that the whole world was against me. I used to ask God “why me? Why did you have to do this to me?”.

Then I changed my mindset. I stopped the self-pity. I took ONE-HUNDRED percent responsibility for my life. I told me myself that from this day onwards, whatever happens to me is my fault and my fault alone. I said to myself that I was no longer going to play the victim card. I told myself to grow the hell up and face life head-on. I am the one who will decide my fate. I will be the one to change my life because I will never quit.

So I urge everyone who is reading this to change the way they think. I urge you to take total responsibility for your lives. I urge you to be better and to encourage everyone around you to be the best possible versions on themselves. I urge you never to give up. I urge you to keep going no matter how hard things get because your future self counts on you not to give up. The hard times don’t last. They are temporary. So please, Don’t quit. Don’t you dare quit!