To Quit or Not To Quit

Life is a long journey. In it we face many obstacles. Often when time is getting tough or things aren't going in our way. We feel dejected. We don't know what to do. We can't see the road ahead. At that juncture we face one of the toughest choices, whether to continue or not. 

Mostly in these situations people tend to quit. After fighting a battle for long when time for reaping the fruits is near they will quit. They will give millions of reason for leaving, for not continuing on but not even one to continue. Though sometimes quitting is do required but only after you have weighed your options properly. Without that, just because things aren't going in your way or someone said something to you , you shouldn't quit. 

There's a famous quote 'When time gets tough, tough gets going'. To get going in these adverse situations all you require is to find the one simple reason for holding on, the one reason for which you got into the journey. One thing that pushed you towards this thing. Just hold on to that. And don't quit , as you never know when you will find the things you were looking for.  Just for the sake of your comfort or your non-willingness to move from your stable state, you shouldn't quit to compromise on your goals, dreams and desires. You should be persistent.

Dan Brown had to wait for 5 years to get the success as an author he always wanted. He published 3 novels between 1998 and 2001. All doing average business. Though he was dejected. But he continued to work on his career as a writer. And finally his fourth novel in 2003 created the sensation and gave him the success he always wanted. Not only did his fourth novel turned to be an International best seller but it also pushed the sales of his previous books making each an International Bestseller. In this scenario we clearly saw that in the time of adversity he didn't quit. He was persistent and finally  got the much deserved success. 

Another example under this scenario is of You-tubers. They don't get success overnight. They have to regularly upload good content,  promote it , get the subscribers and views on their channel and finally after 2-3(atleast) they get the success they were looking for. In all this period they are persistent and continuously pushed towards their goal , and don't quit. So, in times of adversities, we should take inspiration from them.

At times, people will also cite examples of billionaires like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg  and many similar personalities, how they quit their studies and became successful. From these examples they will defend how beneficial it is to quit. In their opinion, those guys became successful just because they took the brave decision to quit. So they should too follow the suit in order to be successful. But one thing they don't understand is this can't be so. If a thing worked for someone it didn't mean that it will work for you too. You have to make your own way. You have to take your decision to quit or not.

We do understand that at time quitting becomes necessary. When you genuinely know you are in a wrong position and there's no way out, at that time quitting is do required. But you can't quit like that. Before quitting your current position  you have to weigh your options. You need to know where you stand and what are your back up options. What is opportunity cost involved in quitting your current state (it maybe the money you invested, time and energy invested in that work)?

So when you face a dilemma whether to quit or not , then:

1. Write out all back up options you have on a piece of paper
2. Note down the plus points and negative points each situation will provide. (also here, note down your reasons for quitting)
3. Note down the monetary cost incurred and the cost that will be incurred in selecting a particular option 
4. Note down the opportunity cost involved i.e. cost of not selecting other option and investment forgone (in case of quitting)
5. Finally, go for an option which weigh out other and looks more lucrative

Remember, money is not everything. It is the last thing that matters here. You can cover what you lost in money, but not time. So, go for the option which provides greater benefit to you, even if it involves quitting. You can comfortably decide to quit now as you now have a back up plan which  looks to be more attractive and beneficial than your existing plan. But without proper planning and backup plan, you shouldn't quit. You should have something in reserve to work on.

To quit or not to quit is your choice, but before quitting, ask yourself  , what keeps you going? Why did you begin what you were doing? Will you regret giving up? Or by giving up are you freeing up your options? If you don’t think the investment will be worth the reward, it might be time to throw in the towel. But if you think you’ll be rewarded for sticking with the project then it may be worth continuing

In the end, I just want to say, don't limit yourself. Challenge your limits as it could be a difference between where you are and where you could be. Challenge yourself and always have that hunger to achieve more, as being satisfied kills the zeal for progress. Like it's said in royal stag's Ad, jo haasil ho gya woh kya large, small milate jao, large bnate jao. It's your life make it large. So, keep pushing yourself and at important juncture(if you face this situation), make a wise choice TO QUIT OR NOT TO QUIT.