Writing Achiever: What Does It Mean To You?
- Posted by Essays Blog in Essays Blog |
- September 17th, 2009 |
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Like most creative professions the question of a qualified achiever in writing is not easy to concentrate into one definitive answer.
Just as thither are a multitude of writing styles, so also are thither many examples of writing achiever.
Examples
1. “If I can just finish my first account, I will have achiever.”
2. “If I can just build the courage to apply this to a publisher, I will have achiever.”
3. “If I can actually receive a check in the mail for a magazine article, I will have achiever.”
4. “If I can just publish my first book, I will have achiever.”
5. “If I can just have my book published by a major publisher, I will have achiever.”
6. “If I can just get my book in the bestseller list, I will have achiever.”
7. “If I can just keep up with all the writing activity I have been commissioned to do, I will have achiever.”
8. “If I can only be cerebration of in the same artifact as other literary giants, I will have achiever.”
“The arcanum of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach.” Lin Yu-t’ang
Thither is a difference between contentment and complacency. In the first case, we learn to be happy in the circumstances we find ourselves in. In the 2nd case, you simply bench for where you are without an interest in doing something more.
“A man will never be content with what he wants until he is content with what he has.” - Bill Gothard
As writers we should always reach for our best. It is a good idea to set a bantam attainable goal for the abbreviated constituent with perhaps a one and cardinal year plan in place for where we would like to be. This goal can be readjusted annually.
The problem many writers have is they set their goals so high they may not be able to reach them, or they make the goal sacrosanct they miss out on life in pursuit of the goal. Should they actually reach the goal, the effect of reaching the pinnacle often serves as a pin to pop an inflated balloon. For any, the crowning goal they have chosen leaves them feeling hollow because they never appreciated the need for contentment. Once the ‘crowning goal’ is realized the author has nothing more to look forward to and they attempt finished issues related to their overall motivation.
By learning the fine art of contentment piece refusing to be complacent will assist you advantageously as you grapple with issues of personal writing achiever.