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.
Amy McIntosh
Oh, absolutely. There was a whole season where I was hearing “no” so often it felt personal. I applied for job after job, literally 532 times, and kept getting passed over. I couldn’t find full-time work, the bills were stacking up, and I was questioning everything: my skills, my calling, my timing, my future. Read more>>
Allison Rhine
Yes, absolutely—there have been times I gave up. When I was going through cancer as a child, they placed me in a support group called Lasting Impressions with other kids fighting the same battle. I witnessed 23 of my friends pass away, and it shook me to my core. Read more>>
Honey Bryant
Yes I have been there. I have had times where life hit me so hard I honestly thought about walking away from everything. Times where I felt like nobody saw me or heard me and I started to wonder what the point even was. But even in those low moments something in me would not let me quit. Read more>>
Antoine Thomas
Absolutely. Any entrepreneur or creative who says no is absolutely lying. It’s hard having ideas or living a life that doesn’t fit the norm or the status quo. It’s hard challenging ways of thinking or existing structures and dynamics that seem comfortable. It’s hard feeling the need to justify navigating life in ways that make sense to you but make absolutely no sense to others. Read more>>
Edwin Montero
Yes. Almost every day. Only the strong survive, it’s truly survival of the fittest out here. My love of God, family, and country keeps me going. I have too many wins to quit, too many times God has made miracles in my life to turn back. Read more>>
Felicia Kelly
Absolutely. In 2022, everything that once defined me fell apart. I lost my grandfather—the man who taught me strength and stability. Not long after, I began losing my vision and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. At the same time, I was running a seven-figure coaching business that looked successful on the outside but was breaking me on the inside. Read more>>
Latoya Walthour
When I went to jail and when my grand daughter died Read more>>
Sushi King
I’ve had plenty of times where I thought about giving up. There were even points of my life where I packed up all of my art paint and computer and just didn’t think that it was for me until one day. I walked past the box in the garage and I haven’t looked back since then. Read more>>
Alfred Collins
Yes, I think everyone feels that way at some point in life. It’s when you feel that nothing is going your way, or you may feel that you need someone to validate you. It can also be when it seems that other people are succeeding when you’re not. To me, I just have to remember to speak what I’m becoming. Read more>>
