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?

Anthony Bianco | Owner / Artist + Designer

This is a tough question as there are a million factors that could discourage someone to give up, but there is nothing more rewarding than seeing your vision come to life. The road could have been a long and difficult one and at time discouraging. When a project is complete and out in the world and has had a positive response, there is nothing more validating that it was worth all the blood, sweat, and tears and thus you carry on. Read more>>

Piper Nelson | Content Creator & Creative Makeup Artist

If you’re following your passions and dreams, I don’t think you should ever give up. I don’t just mean it in the cliché sense, but I think that accomplishing big things always requires a bit of delusion and a lot of perseverance. It requires believing in yourself when no one else does and pushing forward despite everything that might be going on around you. Read more>>

Rachel Lipsitz | Music and portrait photographer

I struggle with this a lot! Well, not really giving up but just what am I doing. I see other people getting way more likes and more work (a lot of mine is unpaid) so it’s hard to know if anyone appreciates it. I guess this is how I know I love it though I do wonder if it all matters from time to time. Sorry, downer answer! Read more>>

Min-Ji Kim | Fashion Designer

I a huge believer that giving up isn’t really an option, especially when you know deep inside that you have a dream that you know you love and care so passionately about. I think the only time to give up is when you don’t enjoy what you’re doing anymore, but at the same time it really isn’t giving up but rather walking on another path that might suit you better. Read more>>