I think what I did right was take risks and take action. I didn’t wait for somebody to allow me to become a reporter, and I didn’t agonize over the ‘right time’ to enter your contest. It’s good to think before you do things, but I think most people have that part down pretty well. The hard part is remembering to act on our decisions afterward.
I was just thinking about the contest when one of my talented Facebook friends announced they got a book deal. Even though I’d love to write a book one day, I realized that I won’t be excitedly announcing a book deal to my Facebook friends any time soon… because I haven’t written or submitted a book proposal to publishers. Successful people will find this obvious, but it wasn’t always obvious to me. To receive life-changing good news, you have to take the first step. You can’t sit around waiting to get ‘discovered.’ Even if you fail, at least you’re not standing still.
