QUITTERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER QUIT, BUT . . .

Quitters carry a label that’s hard to peal off, steam off, or scratch off.

Once someone gets used to quitting important things, they can quit anything.

The best of them develop a skill set where they try to convince themselves they didn’t really quit anything. The reasoning? They were surrounded by real quitters so no one could tell them apart.

On the other hand, people do get caught sometimes and have to make decisions that go beyond judgmental labeling.

The Fourth of July is a day to understand what happens when quitters parade as winners.

An experienced quitter knows one thing above all else: They are only a quitter in the eyes of those who know their style, so they make new friends all the time.

Friends Of Quitters

Imagine a man who went through high school as a tenacious competitor, but failed to achieve their goals. He tried as hard an anyone, harder, but the time wasn’t quite right.

He went to college with a fire burning so hot, that when he graduated he looked for the hardest challenges available. Not a writer facing a blank page sort of challenge, but still.

He wanted to join an outfit known to challenge the few, the proud, as an officer in training, but missed the cut by a narrow margin. When he found out he’d have to wait a year to reapply, he joined as an enlisted man.

He was one of the few, and pride pushed him to limits he didn’t know he had, didn’t know he could go beyond.

But he did.

He and others in his community traveled the country from school to school, from one hard range to the next, and kept going. Their instructors had one mission: make ’em quit.

He bonded with other college guys who were able to keep up, but the pressure at each stop increased with advanced instructors more skilled at applying psychological and physical duress.

At one stop mid-way through training, the instructor had his group dress up in one of their many uniforms, shoulder a full pack, and march until they dropped. It was a hot day, but they were hardcore, and no one dropped.

Eyeing the situation, the instructor led them to a grinder, called them into formation, and gave instructions:

“I don’t have room for all of you in our next phase, so two of you need to quit now. It’s not a problem if you quit now. You’ve come a long ways and we’ll find work that suits your training. I have all day to wait for you,” he said.

He let the men broil while he sat in the shade sipping cold drinks, and reading a book. It looked like he was at an oasis to the guys

Two Men Broke

The two who quit were buddies of the guy who was fired up enough to endure the discomfort. They were all college boys.

After the two broke formation they were aimed away from the group who then continued along their hard path.

A few years later both guys contacted their pal, who was an enlisted man. They had gone to Officer Candidate school, became officers, and wanted to tie up a few loose strings, one of which was completing the training they had quit earlier.

It didn’t sit well.

“Here are two quitters who rejoined the training to lead men like me into harsh environments. And I have to show deference to quitters. I know I can’t depend on them, but no one else would know until they bail on us,” the enlisted man said.

“If there’s one thing wrong here, it’s people like them getting a chance to screw the rest of us over because they couldn’t cut it the first time around, and got a pass the second. Who else can’t be trusted when bad things happen and we need everyone onboard?”

Lessons Learned From Quitters

While everyone has a breaking point, few people know where it is because they don’t push themselves hard enough to find out.

As a result, men and women have the comfort of thinking they can handle tough situations right up to the time they can’t.

In terms of leadership, they do one of two things: They are smart enough to ask for help, or ignorant enough to spew nonsense to cover their ass.

I want to thank readers who have made it this far in the post. Here’s the reward for you:

For the past three years, going on four, we’ve witnessed an individual with quitter skills that surpass any most of us have ever seen.

He came into view with a full resume of quitting. From wives, to businesses, to parenting, he’d quit them all while justifying it all away as normal. America is free enough to allow for his behavior when it affects him and his circle.

But America won’t tolerate a quitter who quits on their own people. We have men and women in jobs that support an America that won’t quit, but their oaths of service tie them to a congenital quitter who believes he embodies their dedication to serve.

July Fourth is the day we celebrate quitting England and any sovereign power who tries to impose their rule here. But we have men and women in federal positions of power who, for some reason, can’t understand the innate hatred of quitters who pretend they aren’t doing anything wrong.

History Of Quitters Who Quit But Don’t Get Their Due Recognition

Climate Change Deniers,

Anti-Vaxxers.

People who call anything they disagree with, or can’t understand, a hoax.

Also individuals who, in the face of pretty good science, believe wearing a mask during this time of pandemic is an affront to their freedom, their appearance, and their ability to draw their next murky breath.

If you know such a person, help them out.

Don’t be a quitter.