• How Not to Give Up

  • A Motivational & Inspirational Guide to Goal Setting and Achieving your Dreams (Inspirational Books Series)
  • By: R. L. Adams
  • Narrated by: Smokey Rivers
  • Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (42 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
How Not to Give Up  By  cover art

How Not to Give Up

By: R. L. Adams
Narrated by: Smokey Rivers
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $6.95

Buy for $6.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Listed as Top 5 Summer Business Reads by Forbes.

Each one of us are living, breathing, and walking on this earth who have a set of goals that we harbor deep down inside. These goals are either the product of passive or active goal setting. But what is the difference between a person who can go out and achieve their goals and the ones who throw in the towel and give up at the slightest sign of resistance? How Not to Give Up: A Motivational and Inspirational Guide to Goal Setting and Achieving your Dreams is a self-help book on goal setting that illuminates the need to define your goals the right way.

By now, you know that there are a lot of people out there looking for self-help books to inspire and motivate them to achieve their dreams in life. This brief motivational book will not only teach you about goal setting , but also other self-help strategies for living a more stress-free and goal oriented life.

After you purchase and listen to this audiobook, you'll realize the power and potential for success through the simple act of goal setting and follow through by taking massive action.

©2013 R.L. Adams (P)2013 R.L. Adams

Critic reviews

"If you are looking for an example of a book that has gone viral, this is it. Certainly 'populist,' this book struck a cord with readers and those looking to put their goals into practice. One of the best aspects of this book is it helps you see paths to fulfilling your dreams, instead of just stirring you to change. Good read for those who want to leave the beach in better spirits than when you found it." (Todd Wilms)

What listeners say about How Not to Give Up

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    29
  • 4 Stars
    7
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    3
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    29
  • 4 Stars
    7
  • 3 Stars
    3
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    26
  • 4 Stars
    7
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Motivated

Would you listen to How Not to Give Up again? Why?

Yes, I would listen to this book again because of the way it motivated me to continue pursuing all the goals that I have set for myself in the past few months.

What about Smokey Rivers’s performance did you like?

I enjoyed the tone a lot.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, a few sittings

Any additional comments?

This is one of the best audiobooks only because you can listen to it throughout a regular day at work, at the gym, or even at home and it will just push you to do more with yourself and not give up in any avenue in your life.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

highly recommend

life can be overwhelming. with ups and downs and we get distracted and don't take the time to reevaluate our goals. this book help give perspective to just that. you rock RL adams. God bless.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good Audio book!

Got me thinking how to improve myself and what the reason was I always felt like quiting things I started.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Needed to hear this book! And will do weekly.

Very enthusiastic, helped to set speed at 90%. Much needed concise review of these concepts.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

This book is great, keeps attention, is mindful

This book is great, keeps attention, is mindful, to the point, doesn’t use “big words” but isn’t childish. It is a personal cheerleader but the points get made and the good feels are important.
This book was an easy hear in the sense that it flowed like a conversation. Having a conversation about this topic made it more entertaining, enjoying and overall motivational. The author published an outstanding guide.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

The narration of this audio book is nice

Bought this for my daughter who just graduated with her Masters degree. She said the author provides funny prose and great advice. She enjoys it. The unique and best content guidebook.
The narration of this audio book is nice and this type of audio book can be visited again and again.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

This audible book delivers much more than promised

This audible book delivers much more than promised. There is incredible value in the audio book, you may find yourself listen it more than once, for sure. Tons and tons of useful information and resources.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Easy layout

The narration of this audio book was nice and appropriate to the topic, the narrator was able to narrate the book properly, this audio book had easy layout to make it easy to learn for the audio book listeners who want to know more about how to be persistent.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Nice information

Nice information that is easy to put into use, the format of the chapters, the explanations and examples made the audio book helpful.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Listener received this title free

Liked how the book was organized

This was a nice audio book, liked how the book was organized, the tips were also easy to follow, R. L. Adams gives some nice motivational tips for getting work done without giving up.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful