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.

Keisha Pettijohn | Founder and CEO of Fatherhood Revisited Behavioral Health

I know when to give up or keep going based on how terrified I am to do something. The more afraid I am of the dream, the more effort I put in to realizing that dream. If your dreams don’t terrify you, they aren’t big enough. But, honestly, I don’t give up much. It has to be absolutely necessary. What I do is pivot when I feel like giving up. I increase the scale of what I am going to do. I look at ways to add impact. Read more>>

Marisa DeMaria | Abstract Artist & Creative

The true end point of a piece as an abstract artist is ambiguous, but the nature of composition is still at work. You still have a feeling about things. You can often look at a piece, and even if you’re exhausted of creating it, you know that it is not done yet and you must keep going. Sometimes giving up means working on something new, taking a walk, coming back to a piece in weeks, painting over something that you once loved, or more. The creative process is to find way to keep going when you feel like giving up, until you get there. Read more>>

April Vertucci | Photographer, Urban Explorer and Content Creator

NEVER GIVE UP! Life can be hard at times but you must understand how much you impact your own life. If there are changes you know you need to make, make them before giving up. Make your life worth living. Find find something to be passionate about. Photography and sharing my struggles have saved my life. Both have provided me purpose when I thought I had none and see the beauty in the world around me. Read more>>