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?

Angela Bellar | Health, Wellness, and Life Coach

I often say, “The resistance has not come to stop you, it has come to strengthen you!” Perseverance and pivoting can be challenging to face when navigating the road to your dreams. The most important piece to this puzzle is CLARITY. When you have clear vision, you begin to take steps in the direction of your goals. In doing so, you will inevitably face resistance, opposition, and adjustments. Very infrequently, if ever, will you hear me say, “just quit,” “give up” or any rendition of those phrases. Often, pivoting is involved and always, perseverance. There will be times that you feel as if you are just kicking against the goads, ask yourself what it is all worth and wonder if you should be doing it at all. Read more>>

Ahnna Paige | Disaster Response EMT

I don’t give up because I truly enjoy making videos. If my only goal was to make money or have thousands of subscribers, I would have quit long ago. But because I enjoy the process, and I enjoy making people happy, I keep going. Read more>>

Lisa Huber | Mortgage Broker

This question has come to mind so often over the last year. I really believe it comes down to why you chose your path in the first place. For me it was about flexibility and knowing that my goals demanded a change from me. I have hung in for those goals and knowing I can’t get to where I’m going without sacrifice, being scared, and uncomfortable. If change were easy there would be A LOT more happy people in the world! Read more>>

Lonny Kirby | Product Developer and CEO of EcoJarz, Inc

So many people in business think that if you’re making money, then you shouldn’t give up. No, no, no. It’s about how much time you’re putting in. Just because you have to cut an idea doesn’t mean you’re done with all ideas. I’ve had to cut out so many ideas because it was sucking my life, and then I came up with Ecojarz. When you have a new idea and you think you’re like 90% of the way there to the end, you’re really half of the way there. If you’re telling yourself “I’m doing 100% of what I can do”, you’re really going to have to do another 50% more work. So if you’re willing to do THAT, and you still want to do it, then you keep going. Read more>>