22 Reasons To Never Give Up

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Quite a nice motivating post. You can do it, I can do it, we all can do it!

I was ready to add a comment with an additional point “Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson” and then I saw your Get Rich or Die Trying point Nice list!

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What an inspiring post, Diggy! These are GREAT reasons never to give up. Loved them!

Diggy, thanks for the inspirational article. I truly enjoyed it. One of the best reasons was Nelson Mandela. I need to watch his movie! It’s encouraging to see your writing spreading out across the net, because it’s great stuff

Really motivational !! http://3e14.com/ to get more motivation ..

pretty amazing post. Reminded me that i need to watch the pursuit of happiness again.

#13 Believe In Your Dreams
It’s really relevant- you need to give your dreams a chance- either by pursuing it on part time basis, etc. Many people become gradually disengaged when the let their lifelong dreams go in pursuit of money and title. It’s sad- when their world falls apart, there’s nothing to fall back on and they suffer from depression or mental trauma.
I left a successful life and give my dreams a chance- and I’ve never been happier. No regrets

Thanks for this inspiring post. I don’t think I can agree with the Kanye West part. He just doesn’t seem like a very nice person. I’m not familiar with his story but he kinda turns me off with his behavior.
Anyway, I just want to add that so many people will try and pull us down intentionally or unintentionally. And sometimes, these people are our friends and family, people who are closest to us. It’s important that you yourself encourage yourself because no one else will. Believing in yourself is the first step.
Any endeavor, first step is always the hardest. http://budurl.com/fuu5 is an inspirational article to build up your self-esteem to be able to encourage yourself.

Hey Dani!
Glad you liked it! I enjoyed coming up with them!

Thanks Josten!
I absolutely love that movie!!

Hey Megan!
Yeah Kanye does have an attitude and maybe the success went to his head. What is inspiring about him though is that he was broke and poor and managed to work his way up from a nobody to everybody knowing his name!:)

Hey Steve!
Thanks for the kind words:) Glad to hear you like my articles!

Haha, yeah 50 cent is pretty cool

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The best victories are through sacrifice. This article was very encouraging to hang on in there until it’s all said and done. We do sometimes give up on ourselves and plans right before the blessing. But I will indeed keep the things mentioned above in mind whenever my flesh wants to jump ship from the plan and vision of success.

Kanye West is a jerk.

can never give up because there are billions of people around the world who don’t give up. I have no right to give up when a child wakes up everyday to severe poverty, not knowing where his breakfast might come from, or even if he will have any breakfast, or lunch, or dinner. Yet he wakes up anyway. Hopeful that with every passing day, with every passing hour, it is an hour, and a day that will move him closer to a better life.

Billions of people around the world wake up to this situation, and never give up; I can never give up. I have no right to give up. You can never give up. It would be an insult to the millions of unknown strugglers if I were to even contemplate the thought of giving up. I could have easily been with them, rather than where I am now. I could have been in their position, and they could be walking in my shoes, with the abundance of opportunities at my fingertips. I owe it to them, to show them what is possible, and to show them that their strength, and their will, and their determination to survive and to strive is a force that will take them to their dreams. I will never give up because they will never give up. And you should never give up
another informative inspiring post i really enjoyed it keep going

I love Kanye West. His album art for Graduation was AMAZING. I had it ordered like 9 months in advance. He’s big headed but so what . I think giving up and quitting are 2 things that are different and some people struggle to comprehend that.

“Don’t pay attention to them and don’t take what they say to heart. Let the haters hate and you keep believing in yourself.”

Indeed sometimes we really take negative words to heart and allow it hurts us. But we gotta let people say what they need to say and see if we can pick any single helpful points there, if none then we just go ahead with our stubborn heads stick more stiff, that’s more cool right?

Kanye West is a jerk.

“Don’t pay attention to them and don’t take what they say to heart. Let the haters hate and you keep believing in yourself.”

Indeed sometimes we really take negative words to heart and allow it hurts us. But we gotta let people say what they need to say and see if we can pick any single helpful points there, if none then we just go ahead with our stubborn heads stick more stiff, that’s more cool right?

Why would you use Kanye West as an example? He’s a jerk and I definitely don’t respect him, he doesn’t have respect for other people. You might as well add Tiger Woods too :p

Haha, yeah 50 cent is pretty cool

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Mandela spent 27 years n jail,not 20.Kanye West are anything but well respected!!!!!!!!!

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Perfect list. Although, you should have added Derek Redmond, he is a paradigm of never giving up. Despite having broken one of his leg tissue’s during a race, he still got up, and hobbled his way to the end of the race.

Diggy, thx alot for all the inspiration and perfect examples in your article. I exactly know how it feels if you see no real solution and want to give up. I was at this point years ago (at a time when access to the internet was not very common). A little book with reasons similar to those provided in your article helped me alot.

Never give up! It’s so true!

Rudolf Hess – 46 years in jail, prisoner of peace, never gave up… So much so that ZOG killed him, an inspiration and a reason to live. Whatever your religion, politics never give up.. Hail Rudolf Hess a true hero and martyr… Nelson Mandela! A killer turned into a saint, but still a killer…

Thank you so much for this post. The successful people I have met didn’t quit. They kept moving up that hill and wouldn’t stop. For me, I want to leave the world a better place. Yes, I’m in my 30s and legacy is important.

Every birthday I make a list of my accomplishments of the previous year. And then I list my goals.

Nelson Mandela is an inspiration. He was kind to those who hurt him. And generous with his support.

Nice list. But you should have added Walt Disney to it. All throughout his career people continually underestimated him, tried to undercut him, told him that what he wanted to do couldn’t be done, and at one point he lost the cartoon character he had worked so hard to make famous to an unscrupulous producer. The result of that last disaster led to the birth of Mickey Mouse – because no matter what happened, Walt wouldn’t give up. He was a man of principle and faith in himself and humanity in general. He’s always been a great inspiration to me.

Great Post,

But #6 is incorrect. He actually ran 40KM from Marathon to Athens. 40KM is 26 miles, the current distance of the marathon. 240KM is around 130 miles. Very few people would be able to accomplish that today, even ultra-marthoners. Everything else is very inspirational.

My dream is to become da worlds best football(soccer player)…wen i started it..i use to give up all da time..not in football..in alot of things…now i knw..da true power insiide u is to never ever give up…believe in urself n ur dreams..thts wat m doing these dayz for da sake of my dream…if i give up right now…tht dream will hunt me for da rest of my life!…i dnt wnt tht to happen…Thnx dirk..22 reasons inspired me alot! makes me feel soo happy n feel like a footballer already…great job! i will NEVER EVER GIVE UP! =)

I dont agree. Half of your “reasons” are hand picked examples of individual people. sure, MJ, Mandela, Kanye, that guy from pursuit of happyness all made it despite facing adversity. what you miss, the # one reason why 99% of people should give up on their dreams, is all of the people who work hard and dream and get nowhere. You know kanye? there are thousands of kaynes still on the street. the one who made it out, good for him. but you cant make an example out of one person, or any handful of people. The vasy majority of people have dreams that they simply cannot achieve. Thats a fact. If every person who had a dream could get it, we would have alot more people doing the same thing out there. If anyone disagrees with me, please make your case. Im not saying there is anything wrong with trying. I am saying that at some point we all must face reality, to thine own self be true.

Thanks a lot. you helped me a lot today. May God bless you.

@Justin – You learn things & grow on the quest … making you better/stronger, more than average. In essence, maybe you don’t reach the ultimate dream but you find yourself & land in a better a spot than you would have been. A spot higher than any norm could understand. Then again, maybe you win. Maybe you win big by putting yourself there. I know where I’m from – nobody’s really working hard or trying. Everyone is in line. At the end of the day, facing reality is just that – trying to take control of your own life; whether people face their own reality & leave me out of it is of no consequence.

There’s room for those like us out there … always will be.

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Nice one, dude!!!

I had to laugh at this part ” (Don’t try that because you might die from it, but use it as an inspiration).”

Reading this reminded me why you just have to keep on trying & not give up

Eminem is the proof, u shuld u never give up .

Hi, i like it but there is sometime the only choice is to give up.

“Give it up!”
“Give it up!”
My mind keeps sayin’,
“Just give it up!”

But I’m a fighter
And I won’t quit.
I’ll fight right down
To the end of it.

And when I go out,
You’ll hear me shout,
“I’ll make it yet,
For I won’t quit!”

-by Hardy Parkerson, J.D.

Excellent Topics superb

This text is very powerfull, I am feeling so bad, and I thought that
this is the end of the world, but after I red your text I am feeling
different and I will up again.

These are some great quotes. Giving up should never be an option. No matter how bad things get if you have the opportunity to see another day you can always change your situations!

Thank, I think I will try out for the tenis club in my school. I was thinking about giving up becuase non of my friends wanted to join with me.and I am not good in tenis but Im going to try my best.

A really inspiring post. You are right. Quitting is not the solution.

Thanks author for this post, I looks like I have some work to do. You don’t know how you helped me, I owe you big time.

Thanks for the post, it was very inspiring. We need to read stuff like this to keep us moving towards our goal. We need information to educate and remind us that our journey will not be easy but if we don’t quit we can accomplish just about anything.

Life is fun because of the ups and downs. If we can stay motivated and determined to reach our goals no matter what, then life will keep giving us hints and solutions to all of our problems.

As far as the Kanye West thing; no one is going to say and do the right thing all of the time so we can’t totally discount his good qualities. Take what you can learn from people and ignore the rest. I am sure he has learned from his mistakes.

Good examples of those who worked hard. Just wonder about #20? Are we stating that success = happiness? Are the “successful people” you have mentioned happy? As a Christian I’m called to service and holiness over my own personal happiness. Happiness and contentment are gifts from God that we can never achieve by ourselves. Read Ecclesiastes 1-2 Peace

thank you very much incredible topic.

While I appreciated the intent of this article, I found the very first point discouraging and a little disheartening as it is seemingly geared toward encouraging only those people who are “healthy and free” to keep trying. I myself have been facing a lot of health issues, and can tell you we need more strength and reminders not to give up more than the average person. When first reading the article, I believed Muhammed Ali was being cited as an example not only his because of his athletic prowess, but also his strength in facing adversity, medical or political (his fight against conscription in the Vietnam War). When continuing to read, I instead found the focus lied only on his athletic accomplishments. This greatly detracted from the article, and incongruent with the Lance Armstrong example also cited. Furthermore, I do not think that any freedom fighters, whether they be in Egypt, Libya, or elsewhere feel less inspired because they do not live in a “free” nation. If anything, their lack of freedom has greatly inspired them (for better or worse) to continue fighting for their cause. Lastly, I understand that everyone draws their inspiration from different sources. However, I don’t think Michael Jordan or the other specific individuals listed are reasons in and of themselves to not give up. Perhaps the title of the headings could have been changed to be consistent; inspiring individuals could have been listed with a main idea behind their life story, or a meaningful question/statement with an inpsiring individual cited in support could have been noted. This is just my two cents…

i am inspired by this tips you have. I will never give up because there are still people who believes that i can do it. And I also believe in myself that I can achieve what I wanted. )

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I love stories of people who stuck with their dreams long enough to see them realised.

You might enjoy the Don’t Quit Poem: http://bit.ly/glLdm3 (I also linked to this post, hope you’re cool with that!)

Thanks for the inspiration!

If I don’t have famuly or friends does that mean I can’t succeed? So many times I have read that ingredient. Don’t have any family. Friends come and go. Can it be accomplished alone?

Thanx dude its really inspiring post. You are right.

THANX FOR SHARING ALL THESE THINGS WITH US….
I WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A NEW VERSION OF WINDOW CONTINUOUSLY FROM PAST 48 HOURS WITH THE HELP OF SOME BROKEN HARD DISK…..I FAILED SEVERAL TIMES,…I WAS EXHAUSTED..I NEVER GAVE UP….I KEEP ON TRYING AND AT THIS MORNING I GOT A BREAK-THROUGH…I AM SO HAPPY NOW …..I HAVE WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE WITH ME….

Great post, and really inspirational.

Thanks for posting.

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Cheers

Alan

That was a sweet idea but you forgot a very essential person.

Albert Einstein had very many failures in his life it was his curiosity and persistence that lead to his great works.

Thomas Edison…met with failure many times as well before invention came.

Can i share some idea with you.

I’m so fail my life to some body. I think i’ll never give up to others. What you think.

Thank you for this!

Thanks really For this and i hope that will helps Any one who have thinking of giving up ^^

I’m sorry but you lost me at Kanye West. Some valid points though. I was looking more for reasons… not examples of people that got lucky or got shot to get to where they are now. Like you said, be realistic.

Kanye West? For real?? The guy who hit Rihanna? A lot of times. Are you really saying that KANYE WEST should be a reason for not giving up??? COME ON!!

Thanks a lot for these, I like it. It heips someone who is just at the end of live. mary are trails and tempations in this life but we are overcomers because of God.

Kanye west wasnt the one who hit rihanna, that was another person (cannot remember name) but i know for sure it wasnt Kanye West lol

chris brown was the one who hit rihanna and it wasn’t “a lot” of times, it was that “one” time ._.

It may have been that “one” time, but Chris hit her multiple times on that occasion (he also man handled and even tried to bite her I think). Check out the picture of her face after. It looks like silly putty. He has some serious problems.

this is simply the best out there!

Thank you

too useful reasons to encourage myself not to give,
i’ll reach my goal and never give up and you will be one of my inspirational men

the best ways of never giving up in life
it will really inspire many people who will read this……

almost all of this things i always say to myself when i feel very bad, it is good to find all this very correct things written

Your article was working until #8 Kayne West that ungrateful POS, if everyone acted like him our whole human race would be wiped out in years too come… Please rethink having him as any kinda inspiration, Unless your just ok with getting on the top and just forgetting the small people that put  you on the top.

Hey…I was doing o.k. until you hit the Kanye West comment. WTF! This guy is an immature idiot and I should take inspiration from him. Great article but credibility just went down the crapper.

Truly inspirational. Thank you very much, your words are (and have) changing the world, one person at a time. 

Kanya West – need to replace that guy in your list

Thank you very much! I just had a difficult day at school, but I am glad I found this list; it really cheered me up.

Love isn’t this simple. It’s not a physical thing where determination or resilience or whatever helps. It’s either there or it’s not. In my life, it’s not. Everyone you’ve listed is famous…and there’s a reason they’re famous: because they’re the exceptions. The only truth in this is number 16, which only makes things worse…

not very useful in long time line

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jesus christ, shut the eff up with this positive isht. LOL

fuck you

You need to dig deeper.  Study black history.  Study previous president’s actions.  More importantly, study what the current republicans want to do with FEMA which has been doing a good job on the current hurricanes and all relevant issues.  Kanye is quick to react which shows a form of ignorance, but dig for the truth and then get back at me.  NHG

50 cent and Kanye are your inspirations?  No wonder I have lost faith in humanity! 

i am not these people. just shut up and help me not be depressed /not kill myself

im sorry im just stupid. i hate myself. you did a good job with this

thanks

this is good, thank you <3

 this really helped bring me back up.. i’m really struggling right now and just reading this gave me some inspiration to not give up.

THe part about as long as you are healthy and free is the best gift in life.  I am no longer healthy and wish I had valued my health while I had it.  I think all humans tend to take this for granted until they lose it.  If you have your health, you have everything.

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so good. thank you!

Wow this is so inspiring 

Wow this is so inspiring 

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never, nerve give up

I would like to thank u so much u gave me new insperation. Your tips make me feel loved thank you.

this is sadly not so—

some things are not possible

-what if 100,000 15 year olds want to be President of USA some day

so face realty -do your best – and  accept realistic limitations

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how many times should you attempt before giving up? for example there are dreams that are nearly unattainable and you sacrifice so much of your life to get these goals. It hard to keep saying I will continue to torture myself for a dream and then regret wasting time for it. to be practical how many times should you try to find another way to your dreams before giving up? 

I don’t agree with the first one. Healthy and alive… You can be unhealthy(accident) and alive.

I had a bad motorcycle accident, never to be able to walk again. 5 broken ribs, internal bleeding. My skin was opened in many places. Instead of staying at hospital, I forced them to take me home. I rested 1 day but refused to die. After 2 days, of leg stretches (that were very painful) I forced myself on a motorcycle, road past my accident scene. I returned home then I managed to walk 1.5 km, drink 2 beers, and walk home. It was considered impossible. I was not currently healthy at the time as I had substantial injuries.

I remember the walk there. I was pressing my stomach region to keep my organs from moving.

I remember the walk home, I was saying to myself. I know the rules, but I am compelled to disobey (Matrix 2). I am alive today because I refused to listen to the experts and because I knew I am strong enough to fight for survival.

Oh and the funniest part that my friends remember, is me standing in front of the mirror keeping my broken nose straight. Asking everyone “Is it straight?” And sometimes those little things inspire others.

Good compiled list here. My favorite movie is Pursuit of Happyness and it definitely always puts me in a great mood! 

Not Convinced SORRY

I like your idea’s its good for us I had read this whole
article and find it so much impressive. I had really satisfied why the great
info is visible in post It is very meaningful to me and many people. It seems
really interesting and informative to me I think our success is must inspiration
for us.

Kanye West is one of the most respected people in the world?? hahaha Kanye is a fucking joke and has been dissed ever since the rude, obnoxious abnd mean thing he did to Taylor Swift. He even admitted that he was so harassed and hated by people that he had to leave the mainland and go live in Hawaii for a fee years..

I know this may be old and late, but if you guys don’t like one of the inspiring role models Mr. Diggy put in that list of his/hers, then simply just replace it with one of your own inspiring figures! Diggy isn’t telling you who to look up to, just providing some examples of his/her own inspiring models. Diggy is showing us that we should remember those who inspire us to keep going on in life, not necessarily telling us that we should have the exact inspiring models that he has. If I’m wrong, forgive me please! Haha, hope you all have a nice night!

Thanks a lot for this list, it made my night.

thanks alot this is really helpful, i love it. iam about to use this in my new single http://youtu.be/g3mHVRNXUfY, check it out thank u.

Doing something over and over again and expecting a different result is the definition of crazy.

Very inspiring!! Thanks for sharing it.

thank you

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You are standing on the edge of a cliff will you jump or be pushed? The ideological difference is minimal. Nobody cares about anything or anyone but themselves.

U R RIGHT.IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL SO JUST CONCENTRATE ON YOUR GOAL.SURELY YOU WILL ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.

I am so glad we still have great inspiring websites. Yes there are people who dont care but we must seperate ourselves and be around positive people

Thank you, man. I felt bad, then I visited your page, and feel better now. THX

So glad I found this article, thank you!

There are so many people Say you can’t do it, all you got to do is turn around and say… Watch me!

“Has it been done before?” Who cares? The only real progress in the world comes from doing what hasn’t.

This is pretty weak, I feel worse now

Top 50 success quotes: http://youtu.be/3Nou13JvxP0

Nice list but no gandhi?!

thank you very much I needed this when I felt like giving up after reading this I feel now motivated to achieve my dream

Thank u a lot

Thank u a lot

this saved my life. Thank you.

Beautiful, thank you!

Beautiful, thank you!

Thanks for a great post.

Kanye is one of the most respected people in the world???

Pick the brain is the best blog i’ve ever read.
Just started……..Thank you

i wish i had found this quote earlier.. but as you say NEVER GIVE UP !!!!

very helpful. Thanks =)

Loved it! This article couldn’t have come at a better time. I was feeling quite low, but you have cheered me up! Hope you have a lifetime of happiness ahead of you

Kanye is an idiot racist

Kanye is an idiot racist

Kanye is amazing and has contributed a great deal to the world. I am a fan of his agree with having him here as an inspiration. Great post!

Thank you. i will try fallow it.

Thank you. This just what I needed to keep motivated.

When we truely get to our wits end and we have done all we could. Thats when we must trust in the one that said i have the power in heaven and earth. I tell myself i can do all things through Christ that strength me. My weakness is made perfect in Him. Thats how truely we live is that i know i am never alone.

lost everything 3 times now, and 2 husbands died in 4 years…just about to go for it again. Thank you http://www.bookaberyl.co.uk we launch in a few days-from nothing. One day I hope to employ 4000+ staff. I a m a carer, mum and entrepreneur and a fish that learned to climb a tree. Thank you

I want to be einstein ! is it possible ?! what now?

Work hard, maybe! He worked at the patent office, and not a high-profile job. You will only if you truly want to. You will find a way.

However, if you choose to talk stupid, just as you did, not even Jesus can make you into Einstein. Focus on the message, you dumbass!!

Work hard, maybe! He worked at the patent office, and not a high-profile job. You will only if you truly want to. You will find a way.

However, if you choose to talk stupid, just as you did, not even Jesus can make you into Einstein. Focus on the message, you dumbass!!

There are many reasons for you not to give up especially when it comes to your marital relationship. You need to fight for it and learn to seek some advice so that you can still save it.

There are many reasons for you not to give up especially when it comes to your marital relationship. You need to fight for it and learn to seek some advice so that you can still save it.

I believe the author is speaking about how he achieved his success; not about how he chose to use it. I am not saying that his actions/character is irrelevant. I only believe it is irrelevant to this topic.

Its not what I do to others that brings me down, but what other’s do to me??

thank you am 17 years old and i have learnt many good things from here…God bless ya 

nice very good

The dumby that iam I gave
Up my dream dancing just to keep
My boyfriend happy just when good
Money was finna start coming in &
Iwas finna get ready to travel the world:”(
I dont know what to do can someone help me?

Please watch this

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Please watch this

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I cudnt sit still as i read the many reasons why i just cant give up!
Thanx a million!!!

I cudnt sit still as i read the many reasons why i just cant give up!
Thanx a million!!!

thank you 
i will never give up 
never