“Don’t
let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
Those
words were stated by the legendary college basketball coach, John Wooden. He could have been talking directly to you.
How
often do you complain, whine, criticize, or lament that something isn’t going
your way, that you fall short in an area, or that others disappoint you? It’s only natural to participate in such
behavior or negative thinking, but it’s useless. Actually, it’s detrimental to your success as
an author.
You
mustn’t list all of your weaknesses or victimizations, or denote what you lost,
don’t have, or can’t get. No, you have
to think about what you do have, what’s obtainable, what’s a strength. Build on what you have and who you are, not
on what isn’t or can never be.
Call
upon your confidence, character, passion, energy, vision, creativity,
connections, and sense of purpose to drive you to success. If you merely bitch about this person or stew
over some missed opportunity or merely dream of what you want without having a
plan to actually realize it you waste your time.
This
all comes down to your attitude and how you approach things. Your core personality may be a result of your
genes, environment, upbringing and circumstances, but if you can take control
of it, you should. You must!
It’s
hard to convince a pessimist to be an optimist, but one needs to correct their
vision if they are to see straight. Overlook your deficiencies and ignore what
failures you’ve experienced. Dig in and
go for what you want and utilize the people and things that you have going for
you.
Perhaps
it starts with a belief, one where you are convinced you have a goal, a
purpose, and a unique ability to succeed.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Project a mindset of confidence, be
open to opportunities, and be willing to take a chance. Remaining stuck in denial, anger, or excuses
will get you nowhere.
Maybe
you need a few words of inspiration to get you going. Try these:
“Some
people have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all
they need is one reasons why they can.”
--Willis
R. Whitney
“Whatever
your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.”
--Napoleon
Hill
“If
you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you
think about it.”
--Mary
Engelbreit
“You’ll
see it when you believe it.”
--Wayne
Dyer
“Sometimes
your only available transportation is a leap of faith.”
--Margaret
Shepard
“Don’t get so busy making a living
that you forget to make a life.”
--Dolly
Parton
“I’d rather regret things I’ve done
than regret the things I haven’t done.”
--Lucille
Ball
“Act the way you’d like to be and
soon you’ll be the way you act.”
--Leonard
Cohen
“Make your choices reflect your
hopes, not your fears.”
--Nelson
Mandela
“It is our choices that show us
what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
--J.K.
Rowling
“The world needs dreamers and the
world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.”
--Sarah
Ban Breathnach
“Your imagination is your preview
of life’s coming attractions.”
--Albert
Einstein
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