However, by not trying that thing you’ve always wanted to because of these fears is only hurting yourself. No one knows their chances of success going into a new task. For instance, I may think by writing this post that I’ll publish it, but for all I know the power could go out or WordPress officials could decide to pull the plug on WordPress and leave my blog homeless and all.
We never know what will happen, yet we try many things throughout the day. Sometimes though we don’t.
It’s often easier to say that we can’t do something. It may stem from our fear of failure or our lack of self confidence. Perhaps it’s other people leading us to believe that we are not good enough for one reason or another. However, by not trying that thing you’ve always wanted to because of these
I’ve always had this desire to be more organized, and I’ve always loved pens and planners. However, I’ve noticed an unpleasant trend over the years. I buy a planner, use it for a couple days (and sometimes don’t use it at all!), and then I stop. No planner has ever felt right. I get distracted by th
With so much negativity in the world these days, it seems even more important to be grateful. I’m blessed in that my family and friends are a wonderful group and that I’m safe and warm. I also wanted to take a moment to wish all my American followers an early Happy Thanksgiving! To everyone, thanks…
For National Novel Writing Month, participants need to write 50,000 words in order to win. The prizes include a certificate you can print, bragging rights, and some offers from the various sponsors like Scrivener and CreateSpace. In the seven years that I’ve been a participant, I’ve seen all sorts o
Tuesday was a pretty dismal day for writing. I only managed 700-something words, which was atrocious compared to the previous two days. I ran into the problem because I a) left off in an uneventful moment rather than an action infused one, b) did not do much world building before beginning this proj