Shoot for the Moon
I’m really pleased with the feedback I have received regarding my book cover and blurb. I appreciate everyone who has reached out to me to offer their feedback, their comments, an expression of their confidence in me and their excitement for what is yet to come. I agree it is all very exciting. But it is also a bit surreal. It is, for a writer, a dream come true.
What if you attempt something only to fail? I guess that depends on what your definition of failure might be. To fail is to be unsuccessful in your attempt to do something. While the attempt may prove to be unsuccessful, the fact that any attempt was made at all does not necessarily mean to fail. With each unsuccessful attempt, we learn from the mistakes we have made. It helps us to move on, to do things differently, so that eventually we will succeed. That does not spell failure.
We can all play it safe and never try anything so we can say we never failed at anything. Or we can live our lives to the best of our abilities and take on what we are passionate about, regardless of others’ expectations or our own fears of failure and disappointments.
Of course, we must include women in the above quote, but you get the drift. We learn from our mistakes, even our disappointments, and it makes us that much better. If everything were just handed to us, we could never really appreciate it as much as we would if the sacrifice did not also involve our own blood, sweat and tears. It may take more than one effort but once any difficulties faced are overcome, there comes with it a true appreciation for the confidence your own achievements have instilled in you.
Each difficult step leads to another and another until eventually, you do get to the place you want to be. It may take time, many attempts, many mistakes and many lessons, but remember this:
