How long can I stay in Hell?

Winston Churchill had a quote when young soldiers were about to wage war against the Germans. Knowing the battle field is a hellish place for these brave soldiers to be in, this is what he said to push their morale:

"If you are going through hell, keep going."

And instead of being afraid, these young soldiers trudged through the rain of bombs and spray of bullets to claim world peace. Pretty amazing huh?

But there is a twist to this line.

You see, when I was in 95%, working like a dog, swimming in a sea of crappy ideas, struggling and fighting from emotional turmoil, I too felt as if I was going through hell. Getting yelled at by Janet was the worst and getting ideas shot down incessantly wasn't a pretty picture. At times I felt like I was a piece of shit. I thought I was fooling myself to be in this line of work. Self-motivating myself every single day. Hoping to find that glimmer of light that I can do it.

And I did.

I scored a job in LB - for at least a good 8 months. The way I see it I was getting an education while getting paid for peanuts. But it was worth the while. Then it got me a short stint at Friends Advertising and finally to my current agency. I went through hell and I kept on going until it led me to that glimmer of light I was looking for.

But how long can I stay in hell?

Unless you are someone that enjoys hell then by all means, you're finally home!

But not me. I can't stay in hell too long, and hell to me, by definition is advertising. Yet let me contradict myself, I don't hate advertising. In fact, I love it. The problem is the little cretins that seems to be infesting this beautiful profession. Mindless drones that don't know what the hell they want. Double-sided leeches with sharp cynical talons and intellectual cool cats that is fat on their egos.

Sigh.

So let me tell you. How can you stay in hell?

And yes, before I forget the twist. The twist of the line uttered by the great Winston Churchil.

When I graduated from 95%, Award Winners in Progress, each of the participants were given a notebook as to highlight that we have completed the course. And each of the book had a quote from famous people that highlighted our personality or what makes us unique.

Guess what's mine?