Comments on: To Win We Must Lose—Sacrifice, Boundaries & Reaching Our Dreams

By: Bookish links I enjoyed this past week #30 | This Adventure called Writing

Bookish links I enjoyed this past week #30 | This Adventure called Writing — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 18:37:24 +0000

[…] 4) We should pursue our dreams no matter what it takes. It will take sacrifice and hard work. It will come to pass with much business and painful effort. http://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/to-win-we-must-lose-sacrifice-boundaries-reaching-our… […]

By: juliemusil

juliemusil — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 04:25:13 +0000

Oh, yes, yes, yes to this. We all have a different version of success, and the sooner we define that for ourselves the better. Thanks for an amazing post.

By: senorfrk

senorfrk — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:28:58 +0000

This is my current WordPress Blog address. The other was misspelled.
http://www.frankclarkshortstories.com Please like and register.

By: senorfrk

senorfrk — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:22:50 +0000

Always heard that success is failure turned inside out. Not sure if
I believe that one. For me, success has not come easy. I have
found a passion that makes me happy. It’s writing. Like your thoughts.
My actual WordPress site is this address– http://www.frankclarkshotstories.com

By: lonestarjake88

lonestarjake88 — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:38:41 +0000

I remember those days. Not trying to influence your decision, but it is my birthday month. LoL!

By: gilliansnotebook

gilliansnotebook — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:04:38 +0000

In reply to Krysten.

First off, ADORABLE BABY!!! Love those chubby cheeks! 😀

I love this post and yet, I don’t. It calls attention to my own habits of procrastination or how I let life get in the way of what I wan to do. Life, and social media. We can’t continually let those hassles prevent us from doing what we want and then blame them; absolving ourselves from the responsibility we know is ours.

That said, I’m contemplating NOT plugging my internet in for a while after I move into my new place. Just writing. With my typewriter, I finished an entire screenplay that went about 300 pages. Except for some fan fiction, long term writing has been getting the short end of the stick. I blame no one but myself for giving in and so I have to make the necessary changes… or go through life, without having attained my goals and try to satisfy my laziness by blaming life’s obligations and the creators of social media. At the end of the day, though, if I want to accomplish my goals it’s my job to get as many distractions out of the way as possible.

By: Krysten

Krysten — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:51:33 +0000

This is a great post for me to be reading today! And I’m writing down that smooth sea quote for future reference.

By: Amy L Sauder

Amy L Sauder — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:07:11 +0000

Great post! I’ve been trying to reprioritize, because it just seems like my life is full with a bunch of “good” things, but I’m still neglecting other things I want to be doing (time with family, writing, etc.) I still feel like I’m doing too much and trying to figure out what to cut – where I’m most needed, where I’m supposed to be, and all that. Anyhow, all that to say, this post encouraged me, so thank you.

By: Author Kristen Lamb

Author Kristen Lamb — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 23:29:26 +0000

In reply to Chris. Awesome quote! STEALING!

By: Angela Booth

Angela Booth — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:34:47 +0000

Wonderful post, Kristen. Writers worry about “success” because we let others define what our success should look like. Many of us are already successful: we’re writing and living the life we want.

My own definition of success has changed over the past few months. Achieving this new version of success isn’t possible without setting a few boundaries, and that’s hard. There’s been a lot of push-back, and some of it surprised and disturbed me. However, it’s necessary.

Thank you for the insights. Your article struck home with me. It’s helped me to realize that I’m on the right track. 🙂