Real Quick: On Vision

Vision is something I believe you HAVE to have in this business. In any business. If you're being totally realistic all the time, instead of envisioning what could be with some hard work...I think you may be in danger of sabotaging yourself. I mean, realistically speaking, A woman OR a black man had like a negative .02 chance of being president. Countless celebs have had ONE shot at fame-most of them represent that needle in the haystack story/statistic... And even in MLM (Multilevel Marketing) businesses, studies show that only 3% actually become the "self-made-millionaire" the masses are trying to become.

The thing is - fortune may be fickle, but success is not found. It doesn't choose you, just because you happened to be the prettiest, or the best or the brightest. Success is earned, fair and square. Its a product of the work you put in towards your vision. You put in the work - and really work at it - and love your craft, develop it and give it 100%... and SHARE it!! - That right there IS success, focusing on your vision. It could go no further than just your church, your blog, family and friends.. but if you are reaching just one other person, and it touches them or motivates a soul in some way - that is success! You are serving a purpose!

Knowing this, and keeping it close to me, I feel like I've been holding back for a long time. I have my vision, my goals, And still, even though I feel like a BEAST whenever I try something and get a great ( and unexpectedly positive) result... I still have doubts and fears. I still feel like I'm up against a world of other talent, and I still feel like a needle in a stack of other, better, sharper needles.

But I will keep sharing my talent. I will keep working on my craft. I will continue to crank out chapter after rewritten chapter of this beast of a book I'm laboring over. I will keep trying. That's all I can control... wont be worried about the things that I cant. Gotta have vision. I'm working toward my bigger, sprawling, wall-devouring picture. ;)