Never give up. It’s advice that is thrown around daily – but is it always right? We asked some folks we admire about their thoughts around how to know when to give up and when to keep trying
DeAndra Virgil Scott | Actress, Author, Healthcare Professional, Entrepreneur, Plant Grower & Wine Lover
How to know whether to keep going or give up to me is an inner core decision. First, in any goal being driven, having persistance and grit will keep you focused on completing your goals. I also believe that when something is meant to be it’s an ease and flow that occurs and sometimes its even unexplainable. I think when either of those are off, being driven or Devine intervention. It is when you can have a moment to determine is giving up an option or do I just need to step it up on my end cause God is right by my side to handle the things I cannot control. Stay grounded and rooted in your core beliefs and remember why you started in the first place. Read more>>
Plaboni Sharif | Model
Giving up is not an option. If you have a goal, you can guarantee you won’t achieve it if you give up. There will be moments when things get tricky or don’t turn out how you intended. Simply put, curveballs are inevitable. It’s a part of life. However, if you can take on the challenges ahead of you, you can accomplish anything you want to achieve. My therapist once told me, “Aim for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.” Set ambitious goals and take risks; you’ll accomplish great things even if you don’t get your intended outcome. Read more>>
Bentli | Photographer
I don’t think that there is a time to give up. When you pursue starting a business or a creative career you have to have grit. Most importantly, it should be something you would do for free. I have been challenged because I have a full time “alternative” job that pays my bills until my creative career provides enough for me to live on. Read more>>
Damarco Rogers | Media Director & Business Consultant Network Owner
a lot of times we don’t have the option to settle for what’s beneath us. In fact sometimes our lives brings us clues forward in how to discover the new. people that give up sometimes usually feel overwhelmed, but the truth is breaking through those moments of doubt & alone and make you rediscover a new side of your self. always stay mindful of the end goal & continue to focus on the realness & the reality of the outcome you want to see. Read more>>