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.

Navya Arora

I believe hard skills are something you can learn at any point in your career, and whenever you feel like picking up a new skill, but the three qualities that helped me push myself every time I felt tired or even felt like giving up are Introspection, Consistency, and Curiosity. Read More>>

DADA KIM

I work with a simple rule: give the goal everything I’ve got. I’ll try new tools, talk to mentors, flip the idea upside down: whatever it takes until I’m sure there’s no stone left unturned. That honest, all-in effort matters more to me than the result. Read More>>

 Georgia Henderson

This is such an interesting question to me because I think it frames success so narrowly. I think when it comes to artists, there’s this Hobbyist or Professional divide – that if we can pay of out bills with art, we’ve made it to this elevated tier. But speaking as a Professional, that usually means working on other people’s projects and visions. You can get burned out and lose sight of what made you want to do art all the time in the first place.  Read More>>

 Noe Jurado

That’s a hard one. And I think the answer changes depending on where you are in life, or even the day.

For a long time, I didn’t think I had a choice. I grew up believing that survival came first. That you work to provide, to prove, to protect yourself. That doing things you love was a luxury, not a necessity. So I didn’t really ask myself questions like this. I just pushed through. Read More>>

Frida Avila

A lot of the time, I really don’t know whether to keep going or give up. I tend to find myself on the verge of giving up when things get too hard, when I get overwhelmed, or when things just aren’t turning out the way I want them to. But I have the need to finish what I started, even if I’m not happy with the results all the time. You don’t really know when you should give up or when you have to keep going; you truly just have to do what you feel is right in the moment. Read More>>