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FruitOfLife
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I give up on things too easily
#22440364 - 10/27/15 01:49 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Looking back at my past I noticed I tend to give up on a lot of things very easily. I can't tell if I am afraid of failing or if I just get bored and decide to move onto something new 
1. In high school I was a great long distance runner. In cross country I averaged around a 15 minute 3 mile my sophmore year. I was the number 1 runner at my school and number 2 in the city. Then junior year a freshman came in and beat me in a few meets and I was no longer the best runner. I finished the year but didn't run my senior year because I couldn't handle being 2nd best. Which was a really stupid decision because I could have easy gotten a college scholarship, but I fucked that up.
2. When I was 17 ish I started playing pool with one of my friends. I slowly became obsessed with the game and would play upwards of 5 hours a day, read books, and do tons of practice drills. When I was 18 I would play in bar tournaments and win a lot of the time but I always placed and made money. People said I had a natural talent because I got so good so fast. The first year I played on a league team I got the awards for MVP, most improved under 21, most break and runs, and most 9ball breaks. I was seriously considered a top 5 player in our region by the time I was 20, but after a while I peaked and noticed I wasnt learning anything new or constantly getting better. So I slowly lost interest and played less and less until I quit playing. I should note the pool hall in my city closed down and that had a little to do with me quitting, but I should have stayed with it. I still play with my friends at the bar from time to time, but not the way I used to play. I truly miss the game and hope someday soon I return to it.
3. I used to play racquetball about 4 days a week in the morning to get some cardio in. And of course once I start something I always want to improve and be the best. So I practiced and played a lot and became a decent player. When I started out I was garbage, I would play with some 50yr+ guys in the morning thinking I could whoop up on them, but nope. I couldnt figure out how the hell these old guys were destroying me, yet they barely moved while I was sprinting my ass off. After learning where to hit shots, serve better, and crush my forehand, I started to beat the older guys and moved down to the people my age. Even though the younger guys still beat me, I kept the games close. I feel if I would have stuck with it and kept playing I would be a top player in my city. Not to be full of myself or anything, I just know that when I find something new I focus on it and push myself to be the best and at the rate I was going I would have been damn good. It helped that I could run super fast and have long arms and legs. But I ended up quitting racquetball because of #4
4. Body building... when I was 20 years old I was about 125 pounds and skinny as fuck. Then I met a guy at work who just got out of prison and was on parole. He needed a ride home one day so I gave him a lift and he lived across the street from the gym I used to play basketball at. I asked if he went there at all and he said he worked out every day there and said he needed a workout partner so I figured I would try to gain some muscle. After a few months I was showing some good gains and I liked the way my new muscles looked. So I started to get a little extreme and buy tons of supplements and workout harder and harder and longer and longer everyday. For about a year I was constantly gaining and got pretty big from where I started. People I hadn't seen for a while asked if I took steroids because of how small I used to be (and no I did not take any steroids). And of course eventually my gains started to not increase so fast so I got frustrated. I cut out all cardio including racquetball so I would add weight. I started to eat 6,000 calories a day of just food, not counting the 3,000+ calories of protein shakes per day. But that didnt work, so one day I figured my metabolism must be too fast. I decided working out so hard and trying to cook and eat all that food everyday wasn't worth it so I would take a break and get back into it once my metabolism slowed down. That was just me trying to justify to myself that quitting was the best thing to do even though the real reason is that I wasn't gaining enough fast enough and couldn't handle the thought of failing. Today my body is still alright, because I'm still pretty slim my muscle definition is still awesome, but I lost some of what I worked soooooooooo hard for to gain which sucks.
Has anyone else given up on something too easily? Do you wish you would have stuck with it? Do you plan on giving it another shot?
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larry.fisherman
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Re: I give up on things too easily [Re: FruitOfLife] 1
#22440457 - 10/27/15 02:13 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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People give up shit all the time. Change is inevitable, embracing it means you're always ready for the moment. Don't be down on yourself just because you have high standards for your own personal accomplishments. Do what's going to make you happy.
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Re: I give up on things too easily [Re: FruitOfLife]
#22440902 - 10/27/15 04:25 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Dude we all do things which, if taken to the limit we could become masters or whatever.. it's all about what you ultimately want, and as humans we get to experience a lot. I used to be a pretty amazing baseball player, a skater, martial artist.. was in a touring metal band and played shows with some of my heroes.. I could have taken any of those to next levels but shit happens and courses change. Life interferes. Look at it as valuable experiences gained rather than something lost. You can always do what you really want to do, if you really want to do it.
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FruitOfLife
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Re: I give up on things too easily [Re: Shroomism]
#22441471 - 10/27/15 06:41 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I know I will always have those experiences and I'm glad I had them. But the way I see it, we only get one life and I just hope I didn't throw away something special because I was an idiot.
I am super happy right now with life though and everything is going well. Lately I have been looking for a new hobby because I seem to waste my time with pointless stuff which is why I thought about this. I try my best to read more, but I have a hard time concentrating while reading. Unless the book really hooks me, my mind wanders and thinks about other things lol
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Re: I give up on things too easily [Re: FruitOfLife]
#22441500 - 10/27/15 06:45 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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if i played guitar daily instead of just every few months for a few months sporadically i'd probably be so popular
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Re: I give up on things too easily [Re: FruitOfLife]
#22441513 - 10/27/15 06:47 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just do stuff cause you want to do it. High school is the time to push yourself beyond what is enjoyable to do. If you don't want to do something put it down till you want to do it again. You can literally do all of those things again. Maybe not cross country. But all the others and still do something meaningful
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Re: I give up on things too easily [Re: theonlysun81]
#22441527 - 10/27/15 06:50 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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You could also be scared of success as opposed to failure.
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