“Quitters never win” has always felt so silly to me.

It’s very much a “winning” move to quit something that doesn’t align with what you really want in life. Most likely, you’re not still a ballerina, baseball player, or bassoonist, even though you may have wanted to be at an earlier point in your life. You quit because it’s something you no longer found sufficient value (or potential for value) in doing.

Too many people quit the right things for short-term reasons (discomfort, annoyance, novelty), and refuse to quit the wrong things when it’s holding them back (bad habits, poor investments, negative relationships).

The trick is discerning the difference, and having the courage to be a “quitter” when it’s really the best thing you could do.