Comments on: Never Give Up on Your Dreams

By: Self-care - Four Columns of a Balanced Life

Self-care - Four Columns of a Balanced Life — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 20:46:11 +0000

[…] that we have. We all have the same 3 choices in life…give up…..give in……give it all you’ve got…..and I know which one I am choosing. I guess I am trying to reach anyone in […]

By: Malaika Archer

Malaika Archer — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:45:45 +0000

Not giving on your dreams requires dedication and consistency. When I look back on my life and I think about my dreams one of the things that stick out to me, I always wanted to have an impact on people. I want my life to motivate others and that is what I am working on at the moment through my blogging and authoring books.

By: hanna

hanna — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:23:57 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing this..... fighting with not giving up on my dream blog and food photography daily! It is a struggle ... but every day I refuse to give up

By: Dominic Dela Cruz

Dominic Dela Cruz — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:57:40 +0000

Very helpful! Thank you for sharing 🙂

By: Dominic Dela Cruz

Dominic Dela Cruz — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 14:56:11 +0000

Very helpful! Thank you for sharing

By: Pastor Natalie

Pastor Natalie — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 22:51:36 +0000

With every set back and trial we make the choice on moving forward. I appreciated your honesty and vulnerability. Never give up ... never quit after all this is your story being written. Keep going.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:52:55 +0000

I’m starting a blog myself and I know what you mean! The road ahead looks so long and especially scary! But “don’t give up” has been my mantra for every single day. Great success is gonna come!

By: Nthabiseng

Nthabiseng — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:04:19 +0000

Thanks for a great post. Life is definitely full of setbacks and delays, but I believe we are more than conquers of uur circumstances.

By: Ally

Ally — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:10:26 +0000

Such beautiful words! Thanks so much for sharing

By: Derek Bly

Derek Bly — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:15:55 +0000

Jerry, thank you for sharing this blog posting. At one time in life, I was a big dreamer but with limited follow through. Eventually, I just started going along for the ride. When I turned 60, the college where I worked in an administrative role offered an early retirement package in an effort to reduce staffing and save some money. I jumped at the chance. I figured, ‘Hey, when would be the next time someone paid me to quit?’ I’d just been appointed to serve as a marriage commissioner in my area here in Alberta and thought this part-time role and the small pension I received would be perfect. But I ended up going to work for an employment training company a year and a half later. I celebrated my first anniversary there … and COVID hit! You are right. 2020 came on and blindsided us with a one-two punch. I was laid off for three months. However, I tried to turn the negative into a positive and started revisting some of my earlier dreams. COVID gave me a fresh perspective on what is important in life to me. When I got called back to work, it was only for a month and then the company faced a sitution where an important contract was severely delayed in being renewed. We were assured that there was money in a reserve to keep us on the payroll, but the work wouldn’t be what I was hired to do. It would involve physical things where I seriously lacked skills. I saw this as a sign and handed in my resignation. It was back to my pension and part-time role as a marriage commissioner. And that latter was greatly impacted by COVID. So, things are a little tight financially, but I’m feeling happier than I have in a long time and I am again exploring those earlier dreams as I plan for the rest of my life. 2020 was a definite punch, but if we can learn to roll with the punches and realize nothing is permanent, I think it is possible to get through. “I refuse to give up. I refuse to quit. I want to be a game-changer.” You have my deepest respect for your approach, Jerry. And those are three thoughts I am trying to live by.