I just quit - again.

Part 1 - The Intro

I am a quitter.

I just realized it, and I was shocked.

It’s not what you think it is.

I am not a quitter of the things that I declare matter:

• Family

• Friends

• Work and my clients

• The working out

But I am a quitter of things that feel like “shoulds,” “nice-to-haves,” and “don’t really matter” (even if they do); the things that are not “required”.

The various online dictionaries and interwebs describe quitting the following way:

“Quitting isn't surrender, it's strategic disengagement. While most see it as failure, the smart money knows better: quitting is the conscious choice to stop, leave, or relinquish something that no longer serves your objectives. Whether you're walking away from a mediocre investment, discontinuing an underperforming initiative, or simply departing a situation that's lost its value, quitting is about recognizing when the cost of continuing exceeds the benefit of moving on. It's not giving up; it's freeing up resources for better opportunities. The difference between winners and losers isn't who quits; it's who quits the right things at the right time.”

Hmmmmm…

I started thinking about all the things that I’ve started and quit:

1. Writing religiously (I already quit my 15-minute morning routine because I was traveling and exhausted, but here I am back at it)

2. Meditation

3. Wim Hoff breathing app

4. Kabbalah

5. Stretching and PT for my various sports injuries (takes too long)

6. The Push Up Challenge that I signed up for in July (sorry, Nicole)

7. Diets = Clean eating, not fads (although I am always in food prison due to a gut thing)

8. Not eating sweets (impossible)

9. Not drinking - even just one (I see you tequila)

10. And so many more….

To be clear, I will not let you down. If I say I will do something to your face, I will do it. However, I may or may not follow through when it comes to self-focused stuff.

One caveat: If it is part of a program that others are relying on me and/or I am paying for, I’ll do it—but when it’s over, I will likely let it go.

Some might call this self-preservation or discernment.

Is it?

I don’t know what it is, yet.

What I do know is that there is a pattern.

I’m not beating myself over this; I'm just noticing and coming clean.

This exploration of self and Confessions of a Serial Quitter feels like it needs a place and a space out in the world.

Join me, follow, and watch as this unfolds here, there, and everywhere.