Quitting a Hike Might Be Smart – But Here's When It's Not

Don't give up!! We all have experienced the desire to quit our hike. Many of us have quit a hike. There's good reasons to do this. There's also a way to overcome that defeated feeling. Hope you enjoy my thoughts. Looking forward to your comments. Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:28 - Acknowledge It's Tough 01:45 - Quitting Might Be Smart 03:43 - Learn from Others 08:06 - Advice from Experts 10:56 - What if I Quit Anyway? Books: Angela Duckworth - Grit - https://amzn.to/3Tq5d6d Denise Cummins - Good Thinking - https://amzn.to/3v4WHQL Steve Magness - Do Hard Things - https://amzn.to/3v3ODji Articles: Why Some People Are More Resilient Than Others https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/good-thinking/201503/why-some-people-are-more-resilient-others Why We Quit - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-in-world/201101/why-we-quit Our mission at David on Earth is to encourage and inspire everyone at any age to get more active and to live healthy, happy, and longer lives. We focus on hiking and backpacking, the gear we use, and ways to help everyone stay vertical as long as possible! Checkout the website: https://www.DavidOnEarth.com Gear List: https://www.davidonearth.com/gear 6 WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL 1. Participate on YouTube. Subscribe to this channel, press like, share with your friends, and leave comments - all these small actions help us do better in search results and build a bigger audience. 2. Consider buying me a cheap pizza: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/davidonear 3. Become a David on Earth Patron! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=48990771 My Patreon page has content not found anywhere else - not Youtube, not my website, not anywhere. Comprehensive planning/training guides, stock photography, additional merch, and other special offers. 4. Follow affiliate links. I don't sponsor any products, but I do provide affiliate links to products, which means I receive a tiny kickback (at no cost to you) if you buy anything from the link. It’s a small contribution that shows you appreciate what we do here. 5. Buy David's Merch Line. Check out a new and unique line of David on Earth designed merch (apparel, homeware, accessories) - http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidonearth 6. Buy one of David's books on Amazon "Purpose on the Colorado Trail" - Kindle version or Full Color Paperback - https://amzn.to/38bwXkC - Black and White Paperback - https://amzn.to/2R6hMDK "The Pescatarian Hiker" - https://amzn.to/3sW79E7