Should You Never Give Up on Your Dreams?

We love the popular Winston Churchill quote: "Never, never, never give up." It's especially powerful coming from someone who had to lead a whole country when failure was imminent. However, Charles Dickens coined another expression in his novel The Pickwick Papers: "Never say never."

So... Should we never give up? Or, is there a time we should give up? How do we decide when to give up? How do we distinguish between feeling overwhelmed right now vs it's time to quit?

If you've been following us for a while you know that we rarely talk about "giving up." Yet when we've been working towards a goal for a long time, and not seeing the results we're hoping for, it's only natural to consider throwing the towel in.

Thoughts of doubt creep in. But you can never be certain if calling it quits is the right option. It probably doesn't help to read quotes like "Never give up!" when you're battling the storm of indecision about it. There are also the external opinions of people who think you should quit vs people who believe in you and your dreams.

Which voice is the right one? Is there a right voice at all?

We cover all those questions in this Coffee Break as well as our own stories and examples the pros and cons of giving up.

Topics Discussed

- Stories of perseverance

- Owning a horse story

- Adoption story

- Costa Rica story

- Failures - no invest/ investor mindsets, now CA’s success…

- How sometimes you need to know “when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em

- “Sunk cost” fallacy

- Windshield wiper inventor

- 3 feet from Gold

- How to decide when to keep on going and when to give up?

- Only you can decide for you, but how?

- Questions to ask yourself

- Google Updates example