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

Parker | Singer & Song Writer

For me personally giving up isn’t exactly an option. The reason being a mixture of things, one being I went to arts college and high school so I haven’t really done anything other than sing for most of my life. The other being that giving up would be giving up on every version of myself I’ve ever known. My child self, teen self, and my current self. I have seen creativity and music as my career since I could see, so I guess I’ll never know whether to give up or not. Read more>>

Tess Elizabeth | Photographer

I’d tell anyone to keep going! Don’t worry about the big questions – just keep shooting. The questions will answer themselves as you go. That’s been my experience. Read more>>

Mantraste | Artist and Illustrator

How can I give up something that I don’t have? For me it’s a question of curiosity, when curiosity ends it’s time to look for something new. As Robert Walser said: “I don’t know how it all started… It started the way it all starts: I grabbed a small line and was dragged away. I didn’t really know what I was doing… On the one hand I had fear, on the other I felt an extravagant joy”. Read more>>

Antony Espinoza | Producer and Musician

That is an interesting question and an easy one at the same time. Every time I have to deal with a challenged situation, I’m always perseverant and constant with my actions. Even though I’ve had moments where I wanted to give up, I always thought that I have to keep going in order to accomplished whatever I was wishing in that moment. Read more>>

Harpinder Mann | Trauma-informed Yoga Teacher & Mindfulness Educator

This is a question I have been contemplating for the last few weeks with one of my projects. Whether to keep going or to give up and I think it is one of the ultimate dilemmas we can face in our life. Something I often turn to through my studies and mentorship with my yoga teacher is the Bhagavad Gita. Read more>>