I am absolutely inspired by the Olympic Athletes. Their dedication to their sport, the sacrifices they make, the drive inside, their ability to envision victory that propels them forward.

I’m loving both the team and the individual events. Like rowing! And the synchronized diving? Amazing. My favorite, however, is swimming. For a brief time, I swam competitively (I wasn’t very good), and watching the events brings back the feeling of adrenaline, the competitive burn, the sense of cutting through the cool water.

It brings me back to those school and AAU meets, the smell of chlorine, crowding around the results lists to find my name. Sometimes I wish I’d had the courage, the drive….the vision to continue.

I am loving the Olympic commercials, but this one with Ryan Lochte has really hit me.

Luck doesn´t get you to the Olympic Games
You can´t wish yourself onto the podium
You can´t buy it or hope for it
Is not enough to dream about it
Luck didn’t get me to London
I swam here

Anything worth achieving – like an Olympic medal, or publication is not about luck. You can’t sit on the sidelines and wish it to happen. You can’t dream your way to the best-seller list.

Writing takes hard work. It takes study and teach-ability and coaching and rewriting…and more rewriting…and more rewriting. You only get published if you don’t quit.

Dive in. Keep Writing. Stay True to the Journey. And don’t stop Believing.

This has been a message from your My Book Therapy coach.  🙂

Ooops, I have to go. Men’s water polo is on.

Have a great writing week!

Susie May

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