Slap #008: You Don’t Need a Fresh Start. You Need to Stop Quitting.
You’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from regret.
Every time something gets hard, uncomfortable, or imperfect, you start whispering that same seductive, comforting lie:
“Maybe I should just reset (or) I should take time and come back to this (or) even worse, maybe this is not for me”
And just like that — you abandon the process. Again…
To feel new again.
To feel like you’re not failing.
But you are. Not because you’re not trying.
Because you keep starting over instead of sticking through the ugly parts. Nothing worth achieving came easy.
You don’t need a restart. You need an energized rebound. You need to power up and stay at the hard villian level to see it through.
Starting over feels safe. Continuing takes guts.
Starting is addictive because it’s filled with possibility.
Continuing? That’s where resistance lives.
That’s where you meet your patterns, your laziness, your inner quitter — and have to beat them.
You’ve already done the hardest part: you began.
Now the mission is simpler:
• Don’t run.
• Don’t reset.
• Don’t give yourself another out.
Staying in the mess is how you build something real.
So today?
Stick.
Hold.
Finish.
Even if it’s slow. Even if it’s ugly. Especially if it’s boring.
Progress isn’t pretty. But it’s permanent — if you don’t bail.
Hope this one struck (pun always intended) a chord as well. Sing.
Until tomorrow.
Ever notice how often you ‘start over’ instead of staying uncomfortable? What would change if you didn’t quit this time?
