If I gave up every time something I tried didn’t work out or wasn’t popular, Keep In Touch would have been gone a long time ago. Being successful isn’t measured by how many likes you get, how popular you are, or in some cases, how many participants check in every day for the Daily Challenge.

Of course, this doesn’t mean I don’t get frustrated or disheartened. Who doesn’t want EVERYTHING they do to be AWESOME! The reality is, however, most of the time what we do is at best — okay.

What keeps me going? Not really sure. In fact, some days, it takes everything in me NOT to give up and throw in the towel. Thankfully I have learned over the years that waiting a day or two or perhaps 219 (the number of days we’ve been posting the Daily Challenges), clears the mind, opens the heart, and sets us once again on the road to better days. The trick is to always know WHY you are doing something and if that reason, that motivation inspires, drives, and pushes you to continue, then you know you’re on the right track.

Today is National Never Give Up Day. To help you get in the mood for this perfectly awesome day, here is a video I think should be on everyone’s morning playlist:

Don’t Stop Believing – Journey

Now that we’re all motivated to be positive and make the most of today, is there anything you like to do, but sometimes feel like giving up because maybe it seems too hard or you just can’t get it right? Zack gets frustrated playing Candy Crush, but when he gets stuck on a level, he’ll take a break and come back to it later. The key there is that he comes back to it! He doesn’t give up. He might pause, step back, take a break, but he doesn’t give up.

How about you? What do you do when you get frustrated or can’t seem to get something right? Do you give up, or do you keep trying? Maybe you have a trick to calming yourself down so you can come back to it later. Maybe you keep at it until you do finally get it? Everyone will probably handle situations like this differently, but not giving up is what we all hopefully have in common.

Use the form below to share your secrets to success and remember:

Courage doesn’t always roar, sometimes it’s the quiet voice at the end of the day whispering ‘I will try again tomorrow’.

Mary Anne Radmacher

Zack & Lisa

Never Give Up Challenge