Five Questions About Quitting
Five Questions About Quitting
Posted by John G. Miller, Author of QBQ
I just finished a novel where a rookie cop was the heroine. Throughout the book, as scary people tried to do her harm, she kept herself going by repeating a phrase she’d learned as a child:
No medals for quitters!
Quitter. Ouch. Who wants to be called one of … those!? Doesn’t “quitter” just drip with negativity?
Lazy! Unreliable! Untrustworthy! Bum! Sloth!
Are these people bums and sloths?
•The 9-year-old who, with hurt feelings and a bruised ego, walks away from a game with friends or siblings.
•The teenager who, burned out on athletics, drama, dance, and piano lessons (pushed since age four by performance-driven mom and dad), screams ENOUGH!
•The college student who drops out before getting that piece of paper the hiring gatekeepers demand.
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No medals for quitters!
Quitter. Ouch. Who wants to be called one of … those!? Doesn’t “quitter” just drip with negativity?
Lazy! Unreliable! Untrustworthy! Bum! Sloth!
Are these people bums and sloths?
•The 9-year-old who, with hurt feelings and a bruised ego, walks away from a game with friends or siblings.
•The teenager who, burned out on athletics, drama, dance, and piano lessons (pushed since age four by performance-driven mom and dad), screams ENOUGH!
•The college student who drops out before getting that piece of paper the hiring gatekeepers demand.
Read more:
