Process

I controlled the process

I told an acquaintance that I wrote a children’s book.

She responded, “Congratulations. That’s quite an accomplishment.”

I remember thinking, “Really?”

Completing an Ironman is an accomplishment. Writing a children’s book? Not a chance.

I just don’t think that doing things that are within my control is a great accomplishment.

I wrote the words for the book.

I hired someone to edit my words.

I hired someone to provide the illustrations.

What’s so accomplished about that?

I controlled the process.

There was no reason for me not to complete the book. I self-published the book, too, so I didn’t have any barriers there, either. If I was relying on a publisher to publish my book, then perhaps I could see publishing the book as an accomplishment. In that scenario, I don’t have full control. I’m depending on a publisher to deem my book compelling enough to publish.

If you have full control of a goal, make it happen. Don’t make excuses.

I decided to write a children’s book.

I wrote a children’s book.

I published it.

Simple as that. 

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