When You Feel Like Giving Up on Your Dreams: 7 Reasons to Keep Going

Today’s episode is a vulnerable one, I’m sharing a heartfelt message straight from my journal—one that I needed to hear myself, and I know you might need too. If you’ve felt lost, behind, or on the verge of quitting your goals, this episode is for you.

I’ve been in the thick of it lately—navigating challenges, questioning my path, and wrestling with the thought of hitting pause. But here’s what I know deep in my soul: There is no pause button on your dreams—only pivots and slowdowns.

So today, I’m giving you 7 powerful reasons to never give up on your dreams—because your vision was planted in you for a reason, your future self is counting on you, and the best chapters of your life are still unwritten.

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Never Give Up on Your Dreams

Speaker 1 0:15

Hey y'all , welcome to the motivation bay podcast . I am your host , hills , the motivation babe , and I am on a mission to empower you and thousands of women every single day . I think of the Motivation Babe podcast as your go-to resource for mindset talks that give you the confidence to become the best version of yourself . I am so honored you are here . Get ready to level up as we dive in . Hey y'all , welcome back to another episode of the Motivation Bay podcast . It's me , it's Hills . Hey , so excited to be back , to be with you today . I hope you're having a beautiful day , wherever you are . I want you to know that you woke up today . It is a gift for you to be with you today . I hope you're having a beautiful day , wherever you are . I want you to know that you woke up today . It is a gift for you to be alive and the world needs what you have this episode is going to .

Speaker 1 1:14

This episode was actually me talking slash journaling to myself the other day and I thought , man , if this is something I needed to do for myself , this is definitely a message I need to share with you . I just want to start by saying if you feel like giving up the goals , the dreams . If you feel like what the heck is happening at the start to the year is nothing like I anticipated for myself . I feel so behind , I feel so lost , I feel so confused . I just not where I thought I would be . Right now , I'm going to tell you that you are not alone . You are not alone , babe , and it has been such a challenging start to the year for myself personally . I'm not going to get into the details . There is just a lot happening at home that we are dealing with and just really navigating some challenges that we're going to have to get through and stay strong for , and I just I just need to focus on what I can control . And when I'm sitting at home , when I'm sitting in my own thoughts , when I'm sitting in my car , when I'm laying in bed , when I'm just kind of zombying out like I'm just in , like this , like this functional freeze state , I'm like , okay , I can't control X , y or Z , but what I can control is the way I feel , and I can control doing the things that light up my soul . And I can control things like setting up my equipment so I can record a podcast , because when I keep asking myself about 2025 and this year and all the goals and things that I'm really excited for . If I could just pinpoint the one thing that brings me the most joy happiness , ease and flow it is this . It is talking to you Because I just really feel connected to the women who listen to this podcast , because we know we're not perfect .

Speaker 1 3:22

We're all trying so dang hard . We're ambitious , we're go so dang hard , we're ambitious , we're go-getters . I am you , you are me , like we're in this together and I can just be me so vulnerably and authentically and share these little bits and pieces of my life , but at the same time , I can share a message that not only serves me , but I know it can help me , it can help you , and it's just this like beautiful exchange of I'm going to pour into you and at the same time , it fills my cup up to know that I'm helping just one person in this world . So I want us to help one person with every single message I'm able to share . Let me gather myself here . I want to talk about when you feel like giving up , because I have been in the thick of it . I can't even describe the past few weeks and just the roller coaster ride it's been , regardless of what you see of this , highlight reels on social media , what's happening behind the screens , y'all . Real life is happening for all of us . And you know , I think it's really easy to assume bits and pieces about someone's life and just never assume we know how the rest of that saying goes . Man , I've just thought so many times these past few weeks like what if I just clicked the pause button ? What if I just clicked the pause button on my dreams and my goals and I just focused on survival mode ? And what if I just paused ? And that's a scary thought , because pause leads to like a stop , and to stop actively pursuing and chasing my dreams is my biggest fear in life . It's my biggest fear for all of us that we believe if we just took a slight pause it'll get better . And I just know that is not the case . That is not how this works . That is not how this goes . There is no pause button on our dreams . There is a pivot , there is a slowdown .

Speaker 1 5:34

I want to give you seven reasons today why you should never give up on your dreams . I want to give you seven reasons today why you should never give up on your dreams . First , your vision was planted in you for a reason . The dreams that you have , the goals that you have , they are not random . Best believe that they are a part of your unique purpose . We all have a purpose for being here . None of this is by coincidence . This is all by design , by much bigger design than we can comprehend , and the goals and the dreams and the desires we have are all a part of that journey , that story . And when you kind of zoom out and you think about that , that feels good . That feels good to know that .

Speaker 1 6:22

I'm going to tell you what feels even better though . You were chosen to bring these goals , these dreams to life because only you can do it in your own unique way . Anyone can start a podcast own unique way . Anyone can start a podcast . Anyone can start a skincare business , launch a product , make purses , clothes Anyone can do any of this , but no one can do it the way you do it . I love that . I love that Next time you feel like that imposter syndrome coming in but it's already done . The market's saturated , it's like , but no one's you , no one has your unique gifts like , but it's already done . The market's saturated , it's like , but no one's you , no one has your unique gifts , abilities , mindset , message , story . Only you . Of all the billions of people in this world , only you . This is like therapeutic right now .

Speaker 1 7:15

Number two you've come too far to stop now . First , I need you . Whatever you're doing is just to take a moment to like look back and realize that you've already overcome so many challenges , so many late nights and early mornings and cry sessions and so many times you've wanted to throw in the towel , like you've already gone through all of that . You've already had the breakthroughs , the prayers that have been answered . You didn't come this far just to come this far , talking to me , hillary Ann . You did not come this far to come this far , my friends . You came this far as a testament to yourself that you can continue to make you through the next challenge , the next hurdle , the next , whatever it is , you can overcome it because you've overcome everything else that has already happened to you . Whenever you feel like you can't look back at all the times you said that and you have overcome . You can't look back at all the times you said that and you have overcome . You've come too far to stop now .

Speaker 1 8:20

Number three someone needs what you're building . Someone needs what you're doing , your voice , your message , your work it can truly change someone's life . I love this is what fuels my soul . It's so much bigger than you or I . It's so much bigger than me . Something like this podcast . It's not much bigger than you or I . It's so much bigger than me . Something like this podcast it's not for me . It's because I know that if I can help one woman who is going through a hard time by being real and authentic and vulnerable , by you writing your story , by you starting your podcast , by you filming your content , by you volunteering , doing whatever it is that you do , it is helping someone . There are women , men , people waiting for the guidance that only you can give , and that is so dang beautiful . That is so beautiful that you have the ability to create what I call the ripple effect in other people's lives , and it's just this contagion of amazing positive energy that people will just pass forward , pass forward and pass forward .

Speaker 1 9:19

Number four the hardest moments lead to the greatest rewards . Every successful person that we admire has faced these moments of doubt uncertainty , imposter syndrome , confusion , wanting to quit themselves , but they kept going . So look at the people that you aspire to , that you admire , and know that the success that they've achieved didn't come without these same feelings , because we are all human and no one is immune to challenges and struggles and the internal battle of growth . No one is immune to that . Remember that the breakthrough always comes after the most challenging part of your journey , like when it is getting so dang hard . That means something so good is waiting . Number five , your future self , is counting on you . This is really beautiful .

Speaker 1 10:16

I saw on Instagram this carousel , this graphic that said there are only two people in this world that matter most , and it's not our parents , it's not our teachers or mentors . It is the eight-year-old you and the 80-year-old you . And I want you right now to imagine the 80-year-old you , imagine meeting her , imagine looking at her in the eyes and saying I did it . Eyes and saying I did it , I stayed the course , I trusted the process . And she just looks at you with this smile and says , like she tells you , like it's not about the success and the achievement , it's about the peace .

Speaker 1 11:04

As long as you're happy , as long as you're fulfilled , as long as you found your life's purpose at 80 years old , nothing else matters but that you don't live with regret and you are just truly happy with your journey . She's waiting for you . She wants you to keep going . She wants you to do everything it is that lights your soul on fire , that brings you happiness . If it doesn't bring you happiness , we got to find ways to let that go . I'm dealing with that one in a separate episode , but I'm dealing with that too , and that's okay . That's okay . It's all about moving in the direction that we belong .

Speaker 1 11:49

Number six you are proof that it's okay . It's all about moving in the direction that we belong . Number six you are proof that it's possible . By us continuing our journey , we are showing others that they can chase their dreams , their goals too . We're , in essence , creating our own legacies by being courageous , by being resilient , by moving forward . You are proof that it's possible . Before the person ran the eight minute mile , it was impossible . Before we went to the moon , it was impossible . But then someone did it and then they kept doing it and there was more people after them , and maybe you are the trailblazer for your community , maybe you are the changemaker for your generation , for your group , for your area . Like , you are proof that it's possible , and I love to hold that responsibility and carry that in moments when I feel like giving up . It's like then that means she can too , and it's like God . I don't want her to give up , like I want her to keep going Right , like I want all of us to keep going .

Unstoppable

Speaker 1 12:51

Number seven this is our last one . Your best chapters are still unwritten . What if your biggest successes , your proudest moments , the life changing opportunity is just ahead of you . You can't see it yet , though . Is just ahead of you . You can't see it yet , though . You'll never know unless you keep going .

Speaker 1 13:13

I know it's hard . I know it's so easy to listen to these words and understand this message . Nothing about this is new . We hear the inspirational , you know content creators and YouTubers and podcasts who say all these things , but like woman to woman , like real talk , like 32 year old woman who's figuring it out over here , knowing that these words are truth . This is real . These are the reasons we cannot give up on our dreams . I'm going to leave you with this . You are unstoppable . You were built for this . You are not a quitter , you are a finisher , and one day soon , you'll look back and say I am so glad I never gave up . Now take a deep breath . I keep going , babe . Your dream is already on its way to you . I hope this message served you . Share this with a friend . Find me on Instagram at motivationbabecom .