In fact, I think when you have a dream you can't give up. Persistence is one of the eight secret to success, but what are the secrets of persistence?
So many people haven't dreams to realise so if you have one: keep it! It's very hard to do what you really want to do. In fact, some persons tell you that your dreams are imposible, that you are incapable of doing hard work to success... so the first secret of persistence is to ignore these persons who are generally jealous of you because they don't have any dream to realise.
The second secret of persistence in my opinion is to do things little by little. You can't become a rock star or an important CEO overnight. You have to divide your big project in other little projects which are easier to realise. If do this you'll not give up because you'll see your progress. If you don't do that you'll certainly give up.
For instance if you want to be a famous actor in Hollywood, you can't take the first fly for America and run after famous film directors. Each year many persons try it and finish waiter to pay another fly to come back at home. In a first time you'll take comedy lessons. Don't think that you already know all that you have to know ! Even big movie's stars take theatre lessons. Of course you have to trust in you but not enought to be blind about your capacities. After that you have to search little work of actors. Don't try to play in a Tarantino or a Tim Burton's movie yet. Try small works to begin. Many stars began like this. Georges Clooney played in very bad movies before becoming a famous actor. Now he makes his own movies and is the most envied person in Hollywood, and that because of persistence.
Imagine your project is a stair. And each step is a part of your project.
GOOD LUCK :-)
