It takes true inner honesty and courage to know if you're quitting something because it's difficult. When something is challenging, it's common to attribute failure to other external things: - bad luck - poor timing - a flawed strategy - lack of experience - underdeveloped skill Any of these may be true, which makes them easy to blame for the decision to quit. Recognizing that the actual driving motivation to quit is your own discomfort takes a radical act of self-honesty.