![]() ![]() ![]() A perfect break-in operation for the Troop.īut hiccups started during the mission planning. The objective was not too far away, the terrain was simple and flat, and the plan was straightforward. The mission was a good one to start with. I’d been a SEAL for 10 years already, gone through a specialized selection, and even done a few staff jobs for the Unit while waiting my turn to be in charge. It was a bit more for me though: it was my first mission with this SEAL Unit, and the first mission where I was the Officer in Charge. In 2006 I was in Afghanistan with my Navy SEAL Troop, preparing to conduct our very first mission in country. And you can’t accomplish a mission if you’re dead. Pushing forward in a bad situation will yield bad, often deadly, results. Those SEALs know that quitting is sometimes a requirement, a strategic choice based on an accurate read of the current situation. SEALs who’ve actually been to combat know that’s a ridiculous and dangerous statement. In fact, the most common piece of advice bestowed upon those wannabe SEALs by actual SEALs is a blunt “don't quit”, which feeds the mythology that Navy SEALs are infused with a “rather-die-than-quit” mentality. Some of that is because of injury, but most guys just quit, plain and simple. It's notorious for the number of candidates who quit: Usually upwards of 85 percent of candidates who begin never finish. Or consider my area of expertise, Navy SEAL training. If her mind and body aren’t working together, mistakes can happen, and one of those mistakes could easily end her career. “I don’t think you realize,” Biles said in response to the criticism to withdraw, “how dangerous this is on hard/competition surfaces.” She’s capable of extraordinary physical feats that also require intense mental focus. In some cases, it’s necessary, because to not quit could be downright dangerous. The fact is, quitting is sometimes perfectly okay. They called her a quitter, and they said it like a slur. People who couldn’t do a cartwheel said she was weak. She was, quite predictably, met with jeering from the peanut gallery. And quitting today’s workout isn’t the same as giving up on trying to be healthy.ĭuring the Olympic games this summer, gymnast Simone Biles abruptly withdrew from four Olympic events that she was favored to win. Quitting your job is one thing, but giving up on working is something else. To give up is to cease making an effort, and the implications are broader. One of the problems is that quitting is often used interchangeably with giving up (and usually in some of those same motivational quotes). It’s often contained to a singular moment, rather than a thing, or activity: You quit your job, quit your workout, or quit the daydreaming you are doing during that monotonous zoom meeting. There is an immediacy and acuteness to the act. To quit literally means to leave, vacate, cease or stop: where you are, what you are doing. Motivational slogans like “winners never quit, and quitters never win” or “winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit” explicitly announce that “winning” can never coexist with “quitting.” But that is simplifying the act too much, making it - in typical 2021 fashion - too binary. In, fact, there’s so much quitting going on that employers in some sectors, such as hotels and restaurants, are complaining about a labor shortage - there are more open, and necessary, positions than there are people willing to take them.Īdmittedly, the wave of quitting might be bad for a hotel that can’t hire enough night clerks or a diner that doesn’t have an extra busboy. Pick them wisely.” – Hans F.As we emerge from the pandemic, an unprecedented number of people are quitting their jobs. Let’s take a look at some quotes that can help you in your goal of attracting positivity into your life.ġ. ![]() Life can be tough, so you need people who can bring out positivity in you, and not the other way around. Your own battles are already enough to handle-you don’t need someone else’s baggage as well.Īfter you successfully remove these people and their negativity from your life, you will be surprised at how healthy and happy you can become. It may seem difficult in the beginning, but it will be worth it in the end. ![]() If you want to free yourself from unnecessary stresses and hassles, it would be best to drive out whomever and whatever is pulling you down. Toxic people create toxic environments, and being surrounded by toxicity can cause you more harm than you might imagine. There are two major reasons why you should avoid toxic people: health and happiness. ![]()
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