I’ve learned a big lesson in the past few months. I thought I’d take a minute to share that with you. Here is the truth as raw and uncensored as possible. I talk a big game, but deep down I always expect to fail. I think that it worked out for this or that person, but it won’t work out for me. That’s me calling myself being realistic, but in reality it’s just being scared.
We get attached to the way our lives have always been, so much so that even when we try to change we find ourselves falling back into old habits. It’s such a messed up cycle.
Up until this point, the point when I decided to move forward with my writing, I’ve kind of assumed I would fail. That includes the early stages of this blog and the podcast. Because I assumed I would fail I didn’t take the steps needed for success. Why should I when I was doomed to fail anyway, right?
Here’s what I’ve learned though. I’ve learned that there are plenty of people who’ve traveled this path I’m traveling write now. This is true with everything I’ve tried to do in the past also. These people have made the mistakes and learned the lessons. Many of them have left a trail of breadcrumbs along the way.
Getting to where I want to be isn’t a mystery. If I want to succeed I can. I just need to follow the steps in the right order. That means not skipping a bunch of stuff out. It also doesn’t mean doing the first steps and then being upset because I’m not at my goal yet. It requires more than just one movement forward. It requires a series of steps some large and some small over a consistent amount of time. It also requires being honest about where I am now.
For the first time in my life I really see that. I see where I’ve gone wrong and I see how I can improve. That’s a big deal. It’s been a huge breakthrough. What happens next?
Right now I’m editing my next novella, Perfect Family. It will hit stores in February and I’m so excited about that. I’ll be publishing a lot of stories and novels this year. I might try out some different genres. We’ll just see how it goes.
I won’t be sticking to a schedule when it comes to updating this blog. I’ll write something when I have something to say. That’s the best way to write a blog anyway. Cheers.