“I’m SCARED.”
“I’m NERVOUS.”
A familiar thought for ALL of us when that period of time rears its ugly head.
GROWTH.
It’s messy.
It’s uncomfortable.
And there’s no manual with step by step instructions.
GROWTH is either forced on us by circumstance or it’s a brave choice we make to stretch ourselves.
Either way it’s both bitter and beautiful.
And NECESSARY.
We’re SCARED because it’s unfamiliar . . . not because we’re incapable.
And that NERVOUS pit in your stomach?
Yeah that’s expected and normal.
Every new book project I begin, I FEEL it all.
Recognize it for what it is.
And try hard to embrace the painful process.
Here’s what I know from my own life experience and the lives of others whose stories I write.
We are hard-wired to do crazy HARD THINGS.
Give yourself some GRACE.
Keep marching forward.
Pace yourself on the rocky, yet attainable path of GROWTH.