20 min
ACCEPTANCE | Let Go & Allow Life To Surprise You | Chasing My Dream Vlog Venturesome Dreamer Podcast
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After watching a video by @Einzelgänger about Taoism, I began thinking a lot about letting go in my pursuit to publish my book. This reflection led me to conclude that my mentality was doing me more harm than good.
See, my mentality at the time as I sent out queries to potential agents was to put all my hopes and dreams into the "dream" agent. Suffice to say, when that rejection came from the "dream" agent, I became an emotional and angry mess.
Not good.
Not good at all.
I want to be happy.
I want to be calm.
So, to do that, I adopted a new mentality. As I send out the occasional query to an agent or publisher, and as I'm entering writing contests, I assert my willpower and do the best damn job I can do. Then, when I'm happy with my query or short story, I click submit and let go.
I let go of my expectations.
I let go of my hope.
Of my dreams.
And I move on to the next mountain to climb.
Why? Because much like a farmer who's planted their crops, there's nothing more for me to do on my end. I must step aside and allow the crops to grow on their own. Success has many roads. Currently, I'm trying out different roads to publish my book, asserting my willpower when appropriate but knowing full well when to let go. Nevertheless, I know for certain that my book will be a success... what I don't know is which road will be "the one."
But this uncertainty excites me. And I'm eager to see which road life has in store for me.
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After watching a video by @Einzelgänger about Taoism, I began thinking a lot about letting go in my pursuit to publish my book. This reflection led me to conclude that my mentality was doing me more harm than good.
See, my mentality at the time as I sent out queries to potential agents was to put all my hopes and dreams into the "dream" agent. Suffice to say, when that rejection came from the "dream" agent, I became an emotional and angry mess.
Not good.
Not good at all.
I want to be happy.
I want to be calm.
So, to do that, I adopted a new mentality. As I send out the occasional query to an agent or publisher, and as I'm entering writing contests, I assert my willpower and do the best damn job I can do. Then, when I'm happy with my query or short story, I click submit and let go.
I let go of my expectations.
I let go of my hope.
Of my dreams.
And I move on to the next mountain to climb.
Why? Because much like a farmer who's planted their crops, there's nothing more for me to do on my end. I must step aside and allow the crops to grow on their own. Success has many roads. Currently, I'm trying out different roads to publish my book, asserting my willpower when appropriate but knowing full well when to let go. Nevertheless, I know for certain that my book will be a success... what I don't know is which road will be "the one."
But this uncertainty excites me. And I'm eager to see which road life has in store for me.
ALL SOCIAL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/venturesomedreamer
WEB: https://venturesome-dreamer.com/
20 min