Quitters Never Win ... Or Do They?

Sometimes, hoisting the white flag can lead to victory

In our personal and professional lives, dreams don't always come true, so there is nothing wrong in quitting to pursue a new dream. Didn't make the tennis team? That's OK, now try out for golf. Fei Meng

Is quitting a healthy response to struggle or repeated failure? Is it OK just to toss in the towel and move on?

Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock once wrote: “There is an old motto that runs, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.’ This is nonsense. It ought to read—‘If at first you don’t succeed, quit, quit at once.’” Leacock then adds, “Try something else while there is yet time.”