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When Failure is a Gift

by: Angie Dixon

I wanted, for many many years, to be a mystery writer. Finally I wrote a mystery novel. I got a best-selling novelist to be my mentor and help me with the rewrite. I got an agent. They sent the book out. And sent it out. And sent it out. And it went nowhere.
I tried writing another book, and my mentor told me to dump it and start a third book. I did, but couldn?t get into the idea and the book never materialized.
Which is all okay, because today I?m a life coach, something I?ve wanted to do for a long time and which allows me time to write if I want to, and I never would have gotten here if that book had been published.
You see, I can write part-time while I coach as a profession, but if that first book had been published, I would have seen myself as a mystery writer and nothing else. That?s the mindset I had at the time??I?m going to be a mystery writer full-time.?
Now, having failed at something important to me, I realize that I don?t have to do only one thing. I don?t even have to do anything for the rest of my life. I may coach for five years and say, ?I?m done.?
What my failure as a mystery writer taught me is that I have choices about what I do, and I?m never locked into any one thing. That was a gift I could never pay for or find anywhere else.

About The Author

Angie Dixon helps small business owners get their acts together. She is a personal development coach specializing in helping people integrate their home and work lives so they feel less stretched and more balanced. Get her FREE EBOOK on balance at http://www.discoveringtruenorth.com. For questions or to discover how coaching can change your life, contact Angie at mailto:angie@discoveringtruenorth.com.
You are free to use this article in ezines, web sites and print publications. If you do use it, please send a quick email to mailto:angie@discoveringtruenorth.com. Thank you.

This article was posted on December 02, 2004

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