Feeling overwhelmed is a protective measure we have against the unknown.
I think a lot of the time, people want things that feel unachievable, and they never go after them, but we don’t have to know what the process will look like to reach our goals;

I think we just have to be willing to do it anyway.
I have no idea how to make my novel a best seller that earns back the advance I want from my book deal, but I’m ready to do it. I’m ready to reveal my ambition to an agent and do the research to know what to look for;

I’m ready to display my passion and faith to a publisher and convince them that both I and this book have what it takes to stand out in the market. I’m ready to be stubborn and resilient, to take backlash and push through roadblocks, and to love the whole process.

I’m ready to keep doing that for the rest of my life, for the next 2 books I’ll write, for my fantasy series after that, and for every other piece of writing I’ll have soul left to spare for.

Every day that I think about this future, I’m overwhelmed by it, and every day I teach myself all over again that I don’t have to know how I’ll do it. I just have to trust that it’s worth it.
And I can’t think of anything I want more than this.
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