I never attended a seminar led by the motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, but if I had, I would have eaten up all of his advice, especially the words of wisdom about dealing with rejection. For me, rejection often breeds negativity and defeat. It makes me wonder if I will ever publish a children's book.
Luckily this mood doesn't last long and I find ways to pick myself up. Take for instance these amazing quotes by Zig. Recently, I received another rejection, but after reading the quotes my spirits lifted. If you are going through a similar period of frustration in writing for children, perhaps the following advice will be beneficial:
"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."
Luckily this mood doesn't last long and I find ways to pick myself up. Take for instance these amazing quotes by Zig. Recently, I received another rejection, but after reading the quotes my spirits lifted. If you are going through a similar period of frustration in writing for children, perhaps the following advice will be beneficial:
"Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street."
"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."
"Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude."
"There is little you can learn from doing nothing."
"If you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost."
"Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes."
"It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you."
"It's not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you."
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