If there is one thing that most of us are consistently taught when we were growing up, it is that we should never give up, no matter how hard a particular task is. This task can be anything, such as playing a game, wanting to own a successful business, studying for a driver's license, and any other dream that we might be looking to make a reality. Now while this has been constantly hammered into our heads, have you ever wondered why you should never quit?
To truly understand the power of never quitting when trying to accomplish something, it is important to understand why you get that feeling of wanting to give up. In most cases, it is usually because somewhere along the line a particular task becomes too difficult. When this occurs, you naturally become frustrated, angry, and disheartened. In addition, there is also the possibility that the people around you begin to lose faith in you, thus making you feel even less capable of accomplishing a particular task. When all of this happens, the first natural response is to quit.
Now if you look at all that has happened, everything that led you to quitting was a negative thought or action. In most cases, your decision was based purely on emotion and nothing else. What you do not realize is that by quitting, you are actually stopping yourself from moving forward and learning something new. Instead, you are only ever able to accomplish something up to that point and no more. When a particular thing becomes too challenging for you, it simply means that you are entering a situation where you are finally able to learn something brand-new. So in fact, you should see these extremely challenging situations as something exciting, because it means that you are finally reaching an area of your life that is now allowing you to learn something new.
Instead of quitting, you should calm yourself down, forget about what other people think, and look at the situation from an objective point of view. By taking this approach, you will find that problem solving becomes easier, which in turn will help you to figure out how to deal with this new situation that is now facing you. Once you do this, you will then be able to learn how to deal with it effectively, even if it means you have to fall down a few times before getting it right. The best part is that once you figure it out, only then will you truly understand the reason why you should never quit, no matter how challenging a situation seems.
Andy Pitt
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2011 Reprint of 1962 Illustrated Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. W. Clement Stone was a phenomenal salesperson who built built a great company -- the United States Casualty Company. He was also a close friend of Napoleon Hill and co-author with Hill of Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude. In The Success System That Never Fails, Stone shares his story as well as many other success stories. The key to Stone's success actually lies in the title of his book -- The System. Stone believed the key components of a success systems that never fails are (1) inspiration to action; (2) know how; and (3) activity knowledge. The system should be managed based on a record of "success indicators", which was his sales log. The system should be constructed by documenting what works, including phrases that customers respond to. His first key phrase was his sales opening -- "I believe this will interest you also." When the customer responded, "What is it?" he had the opening for his sales presentation. He developed a two-page form letter and two circulars for direct mail that he used for recruiting for many years in his business, and a screening process for hiring salespeople. One of Stone's key concepts is, you are subject to your environment. Thefore, select the best environment that will best develop you toward your desired objective. He also said that sales are contingent on the attitude of the salesman, not the attitude of the prospect. To keep priorities in order, that money shouldn't be the main objective, his favorite quote is from Alexis Carroll, a French scientist, "When a man understands that the aim of life is not material profit, but life itself, he ceases to fix his attention exclusively on the external world." The Success System That Never Fails is another self-improvement classic that should be on your reading list.
