How do you know when you should keep going versus when it makes sense to cut your losses and try something new? It’s a difficult decision most entrepreneurs and creatives have faced along their journey and so we asked some brilliant folks from the community to share their thoughts.

Ambarish Nag | Musician

I have thought of this topic many times. In my 6 years of being a full time musician, there has been a couple of instances when I felt like giving up coz my career wan not going anywhere. In those times, I asked myself if I should actually give up or keep going. Although all of me wanted to give up, there was that 1% of me that refused. That meek voice is what I followed and I have not looked back. If I decide to give up on my dreams, the only surety is that it’s never gonna happen! Read more>>

Javarus Mcconner | Player management & “dot connector”

It’s a tough call. Consider weighing the importance of your goal, your passion for it, and the potential for growth. Sometimes a fresh perspective can help clarify things.But in my case,Choosing to keep going often means staying committed to your goal, facing challenges head-on, and adapting as needed. It involves resilience, learning from setbacks, and celebrating small victories along the way. and understand to fall in love with the process because the only way you can go is up ! Read more>>

Gary Goldstein | Screenwriter and author

That’s such a great question and one that most screenwriters and authors (and actors, directors, etc.) always ask themselves at one point or other in their career. The short answer is that if you are committed to your craft you can’t give up. It’s hard enough to succeed on any kind of consistent basis if you keep going, keep creating and keep trying to find work. If you give up, it will never happen, short of some fluky or unexpected occurrence. Also, we get better as we go–or at least we should–so there’s an inherent creative value to career longevity. Read more>>

Maria Nikolis | Photographer | Creative Director

I don’t believe I ever give up; I move forward. Life is a journey, not a destination, and not all paths that we choose to take and travel along are meant to last, especially when we start to feel that we’ve reached a point or pinnacle where expansion has flatlined. It no longer serves us in the same way that it maybe did when we first started. It’s at this point along our journey where we must pivot in a new direction. There’s this quote by Vincent Van Gogh which I have always found inspiring: “Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” For me, I see things that end as an opportunity towards a new beginning. When we relinquish fear and control, we allow ourselves the freedom to explore our curiosity. Read more>>

Sarah Summers | Actor, writer, singer

This is the age old question and plagues us as humans from time to time in multiple ways because life is hard. It’s so simple to just say “Never give up” right? But -after many years of life throwing me the hardest punches that even just one of those punches could wreck someone for life; it HAS to be that simple for me in order to survive. I get rejected multiple times a day in my career and that is not for everyone- but I know what I signed up for and I love every single moment of it . In my life as an artist I have taken one very long break from acting in my 20’s and I was lost, so I asked myself if money didn’t matter and you never had to worry about money- what would you do? The answer has been the same since I was 5 years old and has never changed, I think about acting every.single.day. Read more>>