Never Say Never

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Don't give up on your dreams. If you have to let go of something, let go of negativity. Don't give up on your dreams. The more we dream, the more things will be possible for us.

He was born in a small village on the outskirts of Dhaka and grew up working in the garment factories of Bangladesh. Like most children in Bangladesh, Mohammed worked long hours and was subjected to harsh and unsafe working conditions. As a child laborer, he began work at the age of nine and worked until his 17th birthday when he decided that it was time to move away from his home village and find a better life for his future family.

Though Mohammed was able to find a job in a factory in Chittagong, it wasn't long before he joined the ranks of tens of thousands of other young men who fled their homes to find work in the Middle East.

It's not easy to pursue your dreams. Sometimes, you'll feel like giving up. Sometimes you'll feel like giving in. Sometimes you'll be scared and feel alone. A girl who used to be made fun of for her teeth spoke in front of millions of people about the pain she had endured and the way she fought through it.

In the end, she made her dream come true and became a model.

Don't give up on your dreams. Don't listen to those who say things are too hard or too impossible. Don't give up unless you want to make your dream come true.

Don't give up on yourself.

After 20 years, I would rather have the satisfaction of knowing that I helped to plant the seed for a positive change than getting rich. As tough as it may seem to pursue your dreams, it is harder to live with yourself when you don't. When you do what you love to do and are passionate about, you will enjoy doing it every day and eventually, you will be successful. Take an action every day to further your dreams. You are not going to give up on your dreams right? :)

"Don’t quit! Never quit! You’ll be amazed where life will take you." - Bob Marley

"The only place you should ever give up is the place you'll never go back to."- Chrystal Evans Hurst

"The best way out is always through."- Robert Frost

"Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So What.

As a 19 year old who couldn't find a summer job, I decided to make one. I thought if I couldn't find something with my experience and age, then there must be others who aren't getting the opportunity to succeed either. I decided to create an employment platform geared towards teenage employment.

To make this idea a reality, I had to learn how to code. I took free online courses and bought many books. I wasn't the greatest coder, and it took me a long time to get the website up and running.

After months of working on my idea, I finally launched ehmDee.com in June 2016. My site was live! With pride, I showed everyone what I had been working on for so long. Yet still, no one was visiting or signing up for the website.

I wanted to give up so many times.

Be inspired. Be consistent. Be disciplined and focused, practice makes perfect. Take your time. Appreciate the little things in life. Don't use excuses to procrastinate. Dream hard and follow your dreams even if you have a million reasons not to do it. Believe in yourself and your future, don't sell yourself short. Don't give up.

Details: This is the voice of one of the most successful, self-made female entrepreneurs in history — Esther Dyson. EhmDee, a tech startup that helps people learn to code and start their own business, recently launched an online campaign called "Don't Give Up". The purpose of the movement is to inspire people to take action in finding their dream job or starting their own company. It is important to remind everyone not to forget about the value of their goals, work and effort by allowing other people's negativity or snide remarks get them down.