This week I found out that a sixty page book proposal I wrote did not get selected as the winner of a contest I entered. The grand prize was a publishing deal—a dream of mine.
The desire to write a book has been in me for quite some time now, and I really thought this was how I was going to manifest it. I poured my heart and soul into my work and regularly imagined what it would be like to get the call that I had won.
I spent so much time evoking the feelings I imagined would come from winning, that I spent the past month full of joy and enthusiasm. The interesting thing about this is I actually felt amazing because of it, yet nothing in my life had actually changed.
I read a quote recently that said, “Act as if what you want is already true.” This is exactly what I did throughout the process of writing and once I had submitted—and it felt awesome.
To say I was disappointed when I heard the news I hadn’t won, would be an understatement. While I did my best to not be attached to the outcome, it felt impossible to not feel bummed. So, I let myself sulk for a couple days, had a mini-pity-party, and am now in the process of figuring out where I will go from here.
What I learned is how badly I want to get my message out there. My passion for the work I do, only grew stronger. I learned a boatload about writing from an editor I worked with, and I truly loved the process. I now have a very clear direction, and a solid foundation for the book I will write.
I have two options: make myself suffer unnecessarily by thinking thoughts like, I’m not good enough, and Now, I’ll never get published—or, pick myself up and keep on believing I can do it. I’m choosing thoughts like Everything is perfect, and I will make this happen because these thoughts fuel me with the energy I need to keep working towards my goal.
If you want something bad enough, go for it. Don’t give up just because it’s hard, and don’t take no for an answer. I know there are a whole lot of folks out there that just make life look easy breezy, but success (however you envision it) does not happen overnight.
All that you desire is on it’s way, if you choose to believe it. Things don’t always turn out exactly as we hope though, so don’t use that as an excuse to give up on your dreams. When we keep acting as if we already have what we want (and want what we have), our days can be filled with deep satisfaction.
So, my plan is to not have a specific plan, but keep striving for all that I desire—and acting as if it’s all already true in the meantime. And I promise to keep you posted when and where you can get my book. Trust me; you’re going to want to read it because it’s gonna be a good one!!
That’s it—that’s all I got for ya!
Happy day lovely people!
P.S.-If you happen to know someone who wants to publish a happiness-inducing book full of juicy tidbits to transform your life for the better, feel fee to send them my way—or you can just forward this to your friends to help me spread the joy!
