Several years ago, my family went to visit the home of Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian author, in Ontario, Canada. At that time my professional writing career was on hold while I was raising my kids. I was envious to see that Stephen Leacock did his writing in a beautiful boathouse (shown above) on Lake Simcoe. At that moment I realized what was holding me back from becoming a famous author — I didn’t have a boathouse!
At the time we were living in the desert in Phoenix, AZ, so a boathouse was even more unrealistic. This has become a family joke — I will become a huge success after I get my boathouse.
The sad thing is that sometimes we let this kind of thing hold us back from success. We can’t go to the gym because we don’t have trendy enough clothing. We can’t start a business because we don’t have a dedicated home office. Or we can’t change careers because we’re single mothers, we’re too fat, or too old for re-training. While some of these excuses are legitimate, most of them are just ways that our mind holds us back.
Today, share with your readers something that is holding you back. Even better, let them know how you managed to triumph in spite of adversity.
