To pivot or to persevere? Or more bluntly – to give up or to not to give up? This is a haunting question, a question that has ramifications far after an answer has been chosen and it’s also a question that almost everyone in our community has had to face at one time or another. How do you know when to give up and when to keep trying?

Kevonte’ (KAYJAY) Johnson | Videographer

That’s a good question fr. Shiii you definitely gone know deep down if you ready to give up or keep going. My state of mind was always to keep going no matter how hard it got I just kept pushing and pushing and pushing, them opportunities gone show them results gone show the universe be so crazy that it knows that you ain’t give up. Read more>>

Antawon Henderson | Artist/songwriter

I take a look at how far I’ve come and ask myself do i see progress, then I imagine my life if i keep going and succeed and then I would imagine my life if i give up on my goals, i also look back on past experiences and weigh out the results from me giving up versus the results from me pushing through obstacles and hard times. Read more>>

Erika Grupp | Lifestyle content creator

I think it’s really easy to get caught up in numbers of likes/followers etc. and sometimes it can be hard to view your work negatively if you don’t get a certain “number”. For me, I know I have built a great community and have met so many business partners through my social media outlet which makes it worth continuing creating content. Read more>>