Congrats Peter! Yes, you are right, it sure takes a lot of "persistence"; as shown from classic examples from successful people all around us.
All the best for the New Year! BK www.symphonyoflove.net http://inspirationalnetwork.blogspot.com http://informationalnetwork.blogspot.com --- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, "peterswansonmpls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let me just stress "persistence". I am finally about to have a gay > novel published that I first wrote (the first draft anyway) in 1984. > Then at the beginning of the year a publisher finally said "yes" to > it. > > Persistence! > > Peter > > --- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, Karan Vyas <karan.vyas1@> wrote: > > > > Yes, I believe in that, because I never wanted to be an engineer, I > wanted to write stories and be a producer and a media person, but I > know writing stories wont yield me anything, so I am an engineer, but > when I earn enough I will do what I always loved and I will write a > book. > > > > dunno76 <dunno76@> wrote: > > When you were a kid, you dreamed of having that one perfect career. > A firefighter, veterinarian, astronaut or maybe even a circus clown. > But then, something happened. You grew up. Suddenly you had > responsibilities to meet and bills to pay. You graduated school and > were expected to take a good, decent job. So you settled on what you > could get, and your dream job remained just a dream. > > > > It's not too late to land your dream career. The time you spend > thinking about it, could be time spent making it happen. If you're > still waiting to land your dream career, you need to know where to > find it, and how to make it happen. > > > > Truly successful people don't just love what they do; they do what > they love. Success for them is not determined by a paycheque, but in > the pride and confidence they have in their work. Others around them > are envious, and rather than emulating their formula for success, > they believe that the successful people must know a guarded secret, > or were just lucky. The jealous ones don't realize that the > successful people worked hard for their good fortune, struggling to > land a dream career. > > > > Some people only see the results of true success, and they're > starving for the same. What they don't realize is how easy it can be > to attain a dream career. > > > > Dream careers are not just for the fortunate few. A dream career is > truly attainable by anyone who wants it and is willing to strive hard > to get it. There is no magic or mystery in the process, just a few > basic, proven steps: > > > > 1. Believe in yourself. Self-confidence is a crucial and often > overlooked element to true success. If you believe that your dream > career is in reach, you will attain it. You also need to believe that > you deserve that dream job. If you don't believe in your own success, > you can't expect anyone else to. People who make their career dreams > come true are those who believe in their goals. It's easy to become a > true believer. Sit down with a piece of paper, and write your ideal > life and career in detail. Create a picture that you can read or look > at every day. Use this positive reinforcement to inspire you. Belief > can be found within, but sometimes you have to dig a little to find > it. > > > > 2. Get the facts. Once you are confident in your own potential for > success, you need to back up your beliefs with facts. Find out > specifically what steps will be needed to bring your picture to life. > In knowing this, you'll be more comfortable when it's time to take > action. Will you require specialized training? If your dream career > will mean a drop in pay, is that important to you or do you value > happiness over monetary gain. Ask yourself every possible question, > and give yourself honest answers. When you have all of the facts, you > will be ready to take action. > > > > 3. Commit to your success. Some people are genuinely frightened of > success. To be a true success not only requires commitment and > honesty, but it also holds the potential to fail. Successful people > are not afraid to say, "I will". You need to be able to give yourself > completely to your success, and then you need to develop focus and > direction that transforms your outlook and gives you purpose. Human > beings are not innately inclined to make commitments. We sometimes > feel that keeping ourselves "tied down" will somehow keep us from > being open to other opportunities. Don't obsess about the chances of > something better coming along. Commitment gives you something > entirely more powerful: a reason to get out of bed every morning and > look for ways to find your dream career. > > > > 4. Make a plan. Once you are fully committed to finding your dream > career, map out the path you'll need to take. Gather facts and put > them into play. Break down your total plan into smaller, obtainable > goals. Mark these goals on your calendar, create a 'to-do' list and > start making it happen. It's important to manage your priorities and > only focus on the items that will actually bring you closer to your > success. Now is not the time to waste time. Delegate and eliminate > whatever tasks you can. > > > > Despite what you've heard about those fortunate few, a dream career > doesn't just fall from the sky. Success comes to those who believe in > themselves and work hard to make their dreams reality. Don't worry > about taking small steps; that's how you get to reap the biggest > rewards. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > >
