There is a scene in a movie called Facing the Giants where the coach of a small high school has to inspire a team that hasnt performed well and is used to failure. When the quarterback of the team indicates he doesnt think they can win Fridays game the coach pulls him aside for one of the most inspiring moments in the film.
Dont you quit on me, Brock, he commands the quarterback who is blindfolded and made to crawl on the football field with another player on his back. Dont you quit.
Foot by agonizing foot Brock moves across the football field thinking he was only going 20 yards. In the end the player collapses in the end zone. His fellow teammates stand in awe of the punishment it took to reach a goal Brock never would have believed possible.
The coach gets down to Brocks level and says, I need you. This team needs you, Brock. If you quit then we all give up. It is in that moment that the mentality of the team changes and success soon follows.
Many of us have the tendency to quit when things get tough. There is a lady I am aware of that has started nearly 30 different food service businesses. She is a great cook and has a husband who is willing to...