35. How to keep going when you want to give up

You figured out what you want to do, you mustered up the courage to start doing it, and it’s HARD!! It’s not glamorous, you’re not getting results as fast as you want, and you start feeling discouraged. You hit the dip. So, how do you not give up? 

This episode is all about 'the dip' and the importance of perseverance and self-compassion in the face of challenges. Getting to a place where you question whether continuing to work towards your goal is worth it is totally normal. It’s so common there’s a whole book about it called The Dip, written by Seth Godin.  

Takeaways: 

Check out Seth Godin’s book The Dip!

Remember that the dip is a phase. It won’t last forever. The goal of this episode is to give you some strategies to hang in there and not give up so you can make it through to the other side. 



Before you get to the dip, set yourself up by documenting what steps you take to complete tasks that you have to repeat to get towards your goal. 

Make steps as small as possible or limit the time spent on them. The goal is to make progress as achievable as possible. 

Determine how much progress you find acceptable as a minimum, and let that be enough. If you can do more, great! But give yourself permission to only do the minimum when you need to.