Lacking Confidence?

Anyone lacking confidence out there? Put your hand up.

About your writing, about your weight, about your life, about Anything. Anyone? Put them up a little higher please. Yes, that's it. A little higher.

Just recognizing you have the problem can help you work on it and change it. Right? If you believe it can, you can. I know sounds a lot easier when someone else says it. And when someone else says it better -- Darn it!!! AND more memorable / humorous! Double Darn it!!!

So go over and read the complete thought provoking, humor involved, post that Maggie has on it - you'll be Really glad you did. Especially if you read the comments too. Her post touched a Lot of strings that people responded to.

And I thought this was a great thing to think on that she put in her post. Since I know it applies to when people Don't believe in you and don't believe / expect you to amount to much - It's so Great when you show them wrong. It's even better when you show yourself.

.....because you will always rise to the meet the expectations of the people around you .....

Go over and read it in the whole context of Maggie's post now -
http://m-stiefvater.livejournal.com/111221.html

You'll be so glad you did. Really. Truly. Like this is finished so go over there now and read it. And feel free to come back here and post about it of course. ;)

Maggie's new book Shiver and ARCs gone awry

okay so it's like this I'm traveling, I don't sleep well when traveling so I'm probably not very coherent.  

So I'll make this short.  For this entry you'll have to go here and read -  http://sgchris.livejournal.com/

Best you're going to get here today.    Probably.

Maggie says

Uh, no, my name's not Maggie, and you've not wandered into her site by accident.  Although you Should if you are any type of creative person at all - an artist of Any kind, Writer, Painter, etc.....etc....
She's done a great post on keeping on keeping on.  [That sounds so much better in my head than it looks typed out here!]

She talks about artistic endeavors aren't for the faint of heart.  And you must believe in yourself first and always - and eventually someone else will believe in you also.
But even if you don't think you see anyone doing that, don't give up, keep believing in yourself and what you are creating.   You are the only you around to do it.  To say it the way you need to say it, maybe even the way it needs to be said.  To give it the uniqueness of your voice.  No matter what the creative thing is that you do.

Okay so Maggie says it differently.  ;)    That's what I mean about everyone having their own unique voice and ways.  
And you should go and read hers.
Especially her unique interesting way she looked at the rejections.   I like that more positive spin she put on it.

Oh, and here's the link - whatcha waiting for?    And be sure to come back here and tell me what your unique take on it is!

http://m-stiefvater.livejournal.com/104582.html

Believe in yourself and your own unique qualities and abilities -- but also share them when you have the chance.