Why Do I Keep Quitting?

Why Do I Keep Quitting?

From Worth Following – Podcast by Adrian Stanek by Adrian Stanek

June 7, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode explores the importance of pursuing one's own intentions and defining personal success beyond external validations.

Is your journey worth starting? Well, that would be a question in the rubbish category. Your journey is always worth starting; your journey literally represents your life. In that sense, we have already started it. The point is, more, that if we actually walk this journey with intention, and not driven by externals we have no control over. We don’t really quit our lives if we talk about quitting as an issue. We talk about failing to pursue our own intention, and by that, we don’t really create any potential reality, nor are we in any sort of progress. The result is a life that was not meant for us, far from who we could be, but exactly where our own Ego wants us to be. Ego is my declared enemy, not only my personal one. This is the reason why I embarked on the journey to understand the human condition, and its patterns deeply, in order to help others as well as myself, to recognize it and eventually get into control of one's own mind. What is success? When we talk about a journey, we assume we must be successful. At best, it’s defined in a goal or desired state. But is this success? We aren’t a business, so we cannot be measured by the same standards. Success is something you…

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Stanek

Topics covered

  • self-reflection
  • success
  • ego
  • intention
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • quitting
  • journey
  • introspection
  • human condition
  • personal intention

More episodes of Worth Following – Podcast by Adrian Stanek

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Worth Following – Podcast by Adrian Stanek podcast page.