8 Good Reasons Why You Should Never Give Up
by Ming
“Never give up” - that’s my motto that I live by.
I teach and coach my children since they were at a very young age to never give up. I don’t just talk, but I walk the talk. They have seen and witnessed many episodes and they will be able to share more in their own words, from their experiences why having a never give up attitude is so critical in life. If you ask them what’s my favourite phrase, they will tell you in a heartbeat that it is “Never give up” either giggling or laughing out loud as they say it.
Why?
More often than not, I share with my children stories about my mistakes, adversities, difficulties and negative experiences that I encountered or facing in my life so that they know first hand from me that mistakes, problems, challenges, adversities are an integral part of our lives. Every day we will encounter challenges, sometimes small challenges, sometimes major challenges. It is therefore important for us to learn how to manage adversities effectively in order to live a purposeful life. No one is perfect. In fact, it’s our imperfections that make us truly unique and special.
They giggle or laugh as there are just too many funny and unbelievable events that they have encountered themselves or heard from the stories I shared with them about the amazing things that happen when you possess a never give up attitude.
Why?
More often than not, I share with my children stories about my mistakes, adversities, difficulties and negative experiences that I encountered or facing in my life so that they know first hand from me that mistakes, problems, challenges, adversities are an integral part of our lives. Every day we will encounter challenges, sometimes small challenges, sometimes major challenges. It is therefore important for us to learn how to manage adversities effectively in order to live a purposeful life. No one is perfect. In fact, it’s our imperfections that make us truly unique and special.
They giggle or laugh as there are just too many funny and unbelievable events that they have encountered themselves or heard from the stories I shared with them about the amazing things that happen when you possess a never give up attitude.
Unfortunately, life is not a bed of roses
When everything and anything in this world seems to be going against you, you will feel defeated. You will feel deflated. You will feel that nothing you could possibly do to turn things around. If you feel this way, I can assure you that you are not alone.
There is a silver lining. There is a very effective way to manage adversity and difficult periods in life. You need to change our mindset from a fixed mindset that is filled with negative thoughts to a growth mindset which is filled with positive thinking, positive vibes, positive outlook in whatever situation you may be facing in your life, your career, at work, your relationships, your future, etc, etc. I call this a never give up attitude.
There is a silver lining. There is a very effective way to manage adversity and difficult periods in life. You need to change our mindset from a fixed mindset that is filled with negative thoughts to a growth mindset which is filled with positive thinking, positive vibes, positive outlook in whatever situation you may be facing in your life, your career, at work, your relationships, your future, etc, etc. I call this a never give up attitude.
Never give up. Keep hustling and finding your way forward. Remember, everything and anything is possible. Nobody can stop you from doing the things that you have set your mind up to do. Believe in yourself. You are unstoppable. You can do it.
Ming
Here’s 8 good reasons why you should never give up:
1. You will never know until you try
Problems and challenges are often viewed negatively. However, if you are able to view problems and challenges as opportunities, you will embrace the problems and challenges and turn them into opportunities. You will be able to find ways to solve the problems and navigate through the challenges faced. You will always maintain a positive outlook and a positive way forward in finding solutions in solving the problems and challenges faced.
You never give up as you will think and know for a fact that when there is a will, there is always a way.
Life is a journey and not a destination. Along our life journey we will encounter ups and downs. The key is to celebrate the ups and embrace the downs and to work through the valleys and come up triumphant. Never give up!
You never give up as you will think and know for a fact that when there is a will, there is always a way.
Life is a journey and not a destination. Along our life journey we will encounter ups and downs. The key is to celebrate the ups and embrace the downs and to work through the valleys and come up triumphant. Never give up!
2. You will explore new opportunities
Golden opportunities come knocking once and they do not come often.
Not everyday you are presented with new opportunities, when such golden opportunities come knocking, you need to have an open mindset to listen, understand, clarify before making any decisions. In short, keep an open mindset to explore problems or opportunities and don’t shut them off completely.
The reality is that once you give up the opportunity, you may sometimes but mostly never get the chance to try. You will never know whether you will be successful or not. But when you do not give up even when things are getting rough and tough, you will learn life's most invaluable lessons which will add to your experiences and life journey.
Allow yourself the opportunity to learn and try out new opportunities. The worst thing that could happen is that you do not like it or you may fail. If that happens, the experience you have gone through, and the lessons learnt will create a greater impact in your life and shape you for the better.
What’s the worst thing that could happen? Nothing.
You have been there done that, it is a tick in a box. It is when you don’t try and when you give up that you will never know what you will miss.
The reality is that once you give up the opportunity, you may sometimes but mostly never get the chance to try. You will never know whether you will be successful or not. But when you do not give up even when things are getting rough and tough, you will learn life's most invaluable lessons which will add to your experiences and life journey.
Allow yourself the opportunity to learn and try out new opportunities. The worst thing that could happen is that you do not like it or you may fail. If that happens, the experience you have gone through, and the lessons learnt will create a greater impact in your life and shape you for the better.
What’s the worst thing that could happen? Nothing.
You have been there done that, it is a tick in a box. It is when you don’t try and when you give up that you will never know what you will miss.
3. You will be resilient and persevere through adversity
Being resilient is a mindset. Being resilient is an attitude. Being resilient is a skill.
When you face setbacks or when you face challenges, you will adapt, find ways to bounce forward and move forward. Sometimes it is easier, but sometimes you really must dig deep inside you to push through the challenges and find a way forward.
Strive towards achieving progress over perfection. Take baby steps forward. One after another it will get easier. Overtime, you will gain self confidence and you will be more resilient and will persevere through adversity.
Never give up attitude boosts confidence and makes your mind stronger.
When you face setbacks or when you face challenges, you will adapt, find ways to bounce forward and move forward. Sometimes it is easier, but sometimes you really must dig deep inside you to push through the challenges and find a way forward.
Strive towards achieving progress over perfection. Take baby steps forward. One after another it will get easier. Overtime, you will gain self confidence and you will be more resilient and will persevere through adversity.
Never give up attitude boosts confidence and makes your mind stronger.
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
4. You will learn to fail fast and fail forward
Life is a journey and not a destination. Along our life journey we will encounter ups and downs. The key is to celebrate the ups and embrace the downs and to work through the downs. Fail fast, fail forward.
Failing fast allows you to recognize and sometimes anticipate mistakes or failure before it happens. Failing fast also means the ability to accept mistakes and failure and you understand that the most important thing to do is to learn the lessons and not to repeat mistakes or failure. Yes, you need to embrace and acknowledge your mistakes and failure fast and move on.
You will learn that mistakes are an integral part of success. You will learn to pick yourself up when you fall. You will learn to ask for help and leverage. You will be agile, adapt and find new ways to move forward. You will learn to work smarter next time. You will learn not to repeat the same mistake.
Let it go!
Start living your life with a never give up attitude!
Failing fast allows you to recognize and sometimes anticipate mistakes or failure before it happens. Failing fast also means the ability to accept mistakes and failure and you understand that the most important thing to do is to learn the lessons and not to repeat mistakes or failure. Yes, you need to embrace and acknowledge your mistakes and failure fast and move on.
You will learn that mistakes are an integral part of success. You will learn to pick yourself up when you fall. You will learn to ask for help and leverage. You will be agile, adapt and find new ways to move forward. You will learn to work smarter next time. You will learn not to repeat the same mistake.
Let it go!
Start living your life with a never give up attitude!
Life is full of many unpredictable changes. Let go of chaos yesterday; cheerfully live for today, and look forward to tomorrow with greater possibilities. It’s our imperfections that make us perfect in our own unique ways.
Oprah Winfrey
5. You will have the courage to speak up
Just ask
My maternal grandmother taught me this very important life skill since I was young. She taught me to have the courage to speak up.
“Just ask. If you don’t know your way, just ask someone for help,” said my grandmother to me. She continued to share with me that whenever I ask for help, I am being vulnerable, but that vulnerability is not a sign of weakness. She said, “it’s called street smart and working smart”. She was referring to me moving around in a new country which I relocated to at a very young age with nothing but a backpack. Google map and Google were not around to help yet.
Now looking back, basically she was teaching me never to give up even if I have not the slightest clue and no idea where to start. I just need to open my mouth to ask. From a young age, I learn not to be shy and I learn to develop very thick skin. I learned that rejection is part of success and builds up my confidence level. Every time I get rejected, I get more courage to do better. I learned to talk to strangers. I learned not to give up communicating with people even when there is a language barrier. I learned that people appreciate that I tried my best, even when I speak in broken local language/s. They feel my sincere connection and to communicate with them and that’s a great ice breaker, building trust.
“Just ask. If you don’t know your way, just ask someone for help,” said my grandmother to me. She continued to share with me that whenever I ask for help, I am being vulnerable, but that vulnerability is not a sign of weakness. She said, “it’s called street smart and working smart”. She was referring to me moving around in a new country which I relocated to at a very young age with nothing but a backpack. Google map and Google were not around to help yet.
Now looking back, basically she was teaching me never to give up even if I have not the slightest clue and no idea where to start. I just need to open my mouth to ask. From a young age, I learn not to be shy and I learn to develop very thick skin. I learned that rejection is part of success and builds up my confidence level. Every time I get rejected, I get more courage to do better. I learned to talk to strangers. I learned not to give up communicating with people even when there is a language barrier. I learned that people appreciate that I tried my best, even when I speak in broken local language/s. They feel my sincere connection and to communicate with them and that’s a great ice breaker, building trust.
6. You will take action
Just do it
My maternal grandmother also taught me not to be afraid of the unknown, not to be afraid of rejection, not to think too much, trust my gut feel and just do it.
It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.
Mahatma Gandhi
“Do not stop yourself because you are afraid of the unknown. Do not be afraid of rejection. Trust your gut feel. When it feels right, it’s usually the right thing to do” she said to me, and I can still hear her now reminding me whenever I sense the slightest hesitation.
Just do it is a great way to push yourself forward. No hesitation. Once you have set your mind up to do something, just do it. Ignore the noise. Ignore the naysayers, even if they are the closest people around you. Everything is possible if you set your mind to make it happen.
Till today, I am doing just that – just ask and just do it. No hesitation at all.
Just do it is a great way to push yourself forward. No hesitation. Once you have set your mind up to do something, just do it. Ignore the noise. Ignore the naysayers, even if they are the closest people around you. Everything is possible if you set your mind to make it happen.
Till today, I am doing just that – just ask and just do it. No hesitation at all.
Thank you Popo for teaching me such invaluable lessons that are not taught at school. You will always be my compass and that gives me direction whenever I am lost.
Ming
7. You will create your very own life stories
Leave your legacy for your future generations. My late maternal grandmother always teaches me not to give up. From a very young age, I will always ask her to tell stories about her life when she was young, while she was growing up and her adult life. From listening to her stories on how she overcame challenges and adversities, I can feel her pain, suffering, joy and happiness when she overcame the challenges. I am very grateful that I was able to spend so much time with her and was able to learn so much from her.
When you do not give up, you will live your life to the fullest without any never regrets.
I truly believe that life favors the bold. Go out there and keep going forward and never give up. You will create your own legacy and you will be able to share your stories for the future generations to learn from you. That’s invaluable lessons from your life stories. Leave a meaningful legacy for the future generations.
When you do not give up, you will live your life to the fullest without any never regrets.
I truly believe that life favors the bold. Go out there and keep going forward and never give up. You will create your own legacy and you will be able to share your stories for the future generations to learn from you. That’s invaluable lessons from your life stories. Leave a meaningful legacy for the future generations.
8. You will learn to laugh at yourself
Laughter is the best medicine
Be humble enough to laugh at yourself. The more you laugh at your own mistakes or laugh at yourself when you stumble, you will learn to love yourself. You will not be embarrassed. In addition, when you laugh at yourself, people around you will feel at ease. They can feel your authenticity and that you are really being yourself. When you are real, people connect with you.
You are your own worst critic. You are your own worst enemy. When you can laugh at yourself, you have overcome the most challenging part of your life as you are able to accept your own mistakes and forgive yourself. You do not need anyone to accept you for who you are. You do not need someone to assure you that everything will be ok. You do not need acknowledgement; you do not need compliments. Therefore, nothing and no one will be able to make you feel embarrassed.
When you laugh at yourself, sometimes you may get strange looks from others. However I can assure you, most of the time you get friendly laughter in return 🙂 Laughter is contagious.
“Laugh and the world will laugh with you.”
You are your own worst critic. You are your own worst enemy. When you can laugh at yourself, you have overcome the most challenging part of your life as you are able to accept your own mistakes and forgive yourself. You do not need anyone to accept you for who you are. You do not need someone to assure you that everything will be ok. You do not need acknowledgement; you do not need compliments. Therefore, nothing and no one will be able to make you feel embarrassed.
When you laugh at yourself, sometimes you may get strange looks from others. However I can assure you, most of the time you get friendly laughter in return 🙂 Laughter is contagious.
“Laugh and the world will laugh with you.”
To make mistakes is human; to stumble is commonplace; to be able to laugh at yourself is maturity.
William Arthur Ward
Never give up. Always try your very best. Always go the extra mile. Always put your best foot forward. Always connect with people. Always communicate with people. When you are sincere, authentic and proactive in your actions, you will shine and others can feel you. They will be keen to get to know you. They appreciate your sincerity and authenticity. They will support you and help you, most of the time even when you least expect it to happen.
When you do not give up and when you take action, miracles happen.
Never give up because if you give up, there is no more hope. That’s the end of the journey.
Keep trying. Keep hustling. Keep a positive outlook. You will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome when you do not give up.
Start living your life with a never give up mindset and never give up attitude!
When you do not give up and when you take action, miracles happen.
Never give up because if you give up, there is no more hope. That’s the end of the journey.
Keep trying. Keep hustling. Keep a positive outlook. You will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome when you do not give up.
Start living your life with a never give up mindset and never give up attitude!
First published 2:52pm 28 June, 2022
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