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If you are overthinking the idea of spreading your wings & going for that one thing you want, please, go for it. Don& #39;t let & #39;rejection& #39; stop you. Every human being has to deal with loss, failure, & rejection. We should normalize those concepts as apart or the journey.
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Quick Story
When I was in college, I failed a 300-level poetry class. The funny thing is, this is the only class I had perfect attendance in. It& #39;s a lass that I desperately wanted to pass. I was genuinely interested in the material. The professor was a TOUGH lady from France.
The professor was a published author and world-renown writer; I wanted to impress her with my ability. In my 20-year-old brain, I knew I would one day be a great writer, but I did not earn her respect in that class. However, I did learn some valuable skills and lessons.
I could feel her energy and she didn& #39;t like me, at all. It was not personal though. She didn& #39;t dislike me as a human, she just didn& #39;t care for me as a student. I always slowed the flow of the class because I asked A LOT of questions. I always raised my hand to share. I needed...
....information, and since she was the first author I ever made, I wanted to pick her brain every single day I was in her class. This was also a M-W-F class, so eventually, she grew tired of the 10 questions-per-class-quota that I instilled. She would even look away when my...
...hand went up. But I kept my arm raised, even if I had to lean to the side and hoster my body under my arm until she called on me. I didn& #39;t care what the other students thought of my annoyances either. In my mind, I needed to use every opportunity to learn from her.
I always offered feedback on my classmate& #39;s poems and asked questions when they shared. I tried to encourage a positive community of support. We had to come up with long-form stories, poetry and we had to use a lot of emotion in our writings. Those skills take time to refine.
When the final grades came out I earned a big fat F. I thought I would have at least earned a C or better, but no it as a failed attempt. I was upset by this since I considered myself to be a & #39;writer& #39;.
It became personal for me at that point; I had something to prove then.
It became personal for me at that point; I had something to prove then.
In class one day she said, aloud, "Sylvester, your work just doesn& #39;t connect, it& #39;s not emotionally deep enough to make an impact. My ego was hurt. I thought I was more than good enough, but the truth is, she was right. That version of me was not good enough.
I use those words as motivation, even to this day. I often check my own stories, book, & copy and I& #39;ll ask "Am I pulling on the emotions?" Today, I am a bestselling author. I have 8 books and one has 800-positive reviews on Amazon. If I didn& #39;t fail, that would not have occurred.
I used the energy from that failure to get serious about learning, studying and practicing.
- I read every day
- I write every day
- I publish essays weekly, or so
- I publish a newsletter every Monday
- I read every day
- I write every day
- I publish essays weekly, or so
- I publish a newsletter every Monday
When my son starts his adventures in life, I will instill in him that practice, studying, and learning are the keys to his success on his journey. You cannot give up because you lost, failed, or took a setback. We, as humans, have the ability to transcend. You are born to win.
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