As I rebuild my hope and my life in general..work on creating a niche for myself, I find myself asking when considering going out on my own in a particular career direction and/or creative endeavor that is not a typical career, etc ….?what is the point when> A) so many previous attempts/directions have fall through already or didn’t work out due to various reasons, B) I have real health limits that make it hard to just push on through like a bull and most of all…>C) there are so many others doing similar pursuits that I ask… ‘is there even a place or need for what I have to offer??…should I even bother putting it out there??
I vex quite a lot over this and struggle to continue summoning up the bravery or confidence to push past my own worries or the illusory limits of the market. Moreover I struggle with gaining the clarity to keep on pursuing something because I feel like, ‘well It’s been done or is being done by so many…so why bother?’
It’s very discouraging….I know what I would tell someone else…but I’m me and cannot seem to see past my own worries or the world. A lot of that youthful, fiercely independent and outside the box bold a$$ thinking and living was kicked out of me when I got sick and things fell apart and now as I rebuild I am doing so in a different, new fashion that is not quite as bold as I used to be. So I’m literally having to figure this out now, 10 years older and life circumstances GREATLY changed as a result of it all…etc….anywho…
Curious what others think about about pursuing something that is already done by many others, against all odds and still being positive about it?
Thanks! 🙂
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How Do You Find Your Place, Keep Hope Alive While Pursuing A Direction When Many Attempts Have Fallen Through?
Posted on July 7, 2011.
Dunno but im going thru the same thing.
This video may sound like a silly answer…But I am quite serious. Life can be really hard and tough. Its up to us to keep positive and keep focusing on the good things and keep believing things will be all right. However hard that may be at times. All the best!
Well, I’m a writer, and I have to say that in this profession, you are constantly faced with the prospect of rejection. I don’t know whether your profession is linked to mine, since you did say “creative”, but I hope my insight will be helpful anyway!
My own personal way of coping with possible limits and rejections is to sit back for a few minutes and think, ‘What if there were NO limits? What if I didn’t need to make money off of this? What if other people didn’t have to like it for it to be considered successful in a financial or critical sense? Would I still enjoy what I’m doing because I’m creating something (doesn’t matter who else has done it or a similar thing already, cos this is MY take on it)?’
Luckily, my answer is nearly always ‘yes’ (unless I’m sick, or having a REALLY crappy or PMS-y day), so I find the energy to keep going because I believe there is some point to what I’m doing because of enjoyment and satisfaction, which negates the need for other people’s acknowledgement (at least when I’m in the process of working on something).
But you know, enthusiasm is catching. If YOU believe in your product/service/endeavour and you exhibit unshakeable conviction that it will be a success, then others very often follow through. Of course, you need to have put thought and work into the idea first, and made sure it will be reliable in action.
Why do you think every single business, company, and even artist like myself, relies so heavily on advertising? Talking up a product or service is half the battle to getting it sold or accepted. Once you’ve created the anticipation for this great product, you then need only deliver the actual thing.
Self-belief is every bit as important to the appearance and reception of your idea as professionally-managed advertising. I’ve known of people hardly needing others to advertise them because they’re so confident and appealing themselves that they convince you as soon as you see them or their work that they’re brilliant! As a writer, whenever I submit a manuscript, I know that my spelling is perfect, it has been printed properly on decent paper, and it is the absolute best that I could make it at that time. The rest I leave up to fate. I believe in myself, but I also think, “What must be, will be. If I am meant to make it, then I will. Other people have.”
I wish you all the best, and I leave you with my favourite ideas: Thomas Edison, trying to make light bulbs work, failed over a thousand times, but he said, “That’s OK. I found however-many ways NOT to make a light bulb work. But if I find just ONE way to make it work, then I’m a success at this.”
Also: “If you’ve never failed, it means you’ve never tried. Trying and failing is infinitely more courageous and commendable than failing by default because you didn’t even have the guts to try.” So true, and it means you can pat yourself on the back already, for having your ideas and the courage to consider trying them out. Good luck and keep going! I believe in you! You cared about it enough to post on here, so it obviously means a lot to you, and you have dedication 🙂