By Farnoosh Brock

“I am under the law of my own consciousness.”

~ Louise Hay

Never, ever give up. That was my motto, my goal, my life’s work and accomplishment summarized in one phrase. Never giving up. So praise-worthy. So upright. So noble.

And so dead wrong at times because sometimes giving up can be a really good thing!

I should have given up on my corporate career even sooner. I should have given up on engineering and gone out to pursue the creativity of my soul. I should have given up on some friendships at the first sight of disappointment and heartbreak. I should have started traveling sooner – on that front, I did something for you so you don’t regret the same thing! I should have abandoned some projects right then and... More...