Was there ever a time you almost gave up?

We connected with some of the most resilient folks in the community and one of the most insightful questions we had an opportunity to ask centered around whether there was ever a time they almost gave up. Highlighting some of the responses below.

Sherry Ellis

Yes. It was with my first traditionally-published book. Bubba and Squirt’s Big Dig to China. I tried for 10 years to get it published! I probably could have wall-papered my house with all the rejection letters. But I kept revising until I finally got it right, and a publisher accepted it. Read more>>

Dr. Venessa Abram

Yes. There was a season in my life when the pain became heavier than my ability to carry it. I reached a breaking point and made a choice that could have ended my life. That decision placed me in the ICU, on a ventilator, for four days. Read more>>

Sundiata Jefferson

Tint. There. Is. No. Tomorrow. What’s giving up? My favorite superhero is a blind man and he’s a lawyer and attorney during the day, and at night he’s fighting crime in Hell’s Kitchen New York City defending his playground. Read more>>