Read This Before You Give Up

No one talks about how exhausting it is to try your best and still feel behind.

You study harder. You scroll through people’s perfect lives. You keep telling yourself, “just push a little more.” But one night, you’re sitting at your desk — books open, phone face down — and you realize you’re too tired to care. You don’t even want to win anymore; you just want to breathe.

I’ve been there.

When my grades slipped and nothing I did seemed enough, I thought I’d lost. But the truth is, failure isn’t the opposite of success — it’s part of the same road. You don’t grow from things that come easy; you grow from the moments that almost break you.

Here’s what I learned: the people who “make it” aren’t the smartest or luckiest — they’re the ones who don’t quit one more time. They rest, cry, scream, but they keep going.

You’re allowed to fall apart. You’re allowed to start again. You’re allowed to take a break — as long as you don’t give up on yourself.

Because maybe you’re not failing.
Maybe you’re just becoming.