Giving Up Before You Ever Even Start

I have always wanted to write a book, I never really pinned down what I wanted it to be about, but I always wanted to be the author of something.  I had been told by some people to forget it, the odds of actually being successful are like 1%.  So I did just that.  I forgot about it because obviously it is too hard to do and I won’t be able to be that 1%.   So I pretty much quit before I ever even got started.  Wow, how ignorant was that!  I never researched how to write a book, what topic could I write about nor did I ever figure out the potential of success.  I didn’t take the time to find out for myself what the book writing process would be like, and I know authors I could have asked!

Before I made a decision I should have researched what it would take and what I can do.  All I really want to do is too write something small that would be helpful to people.  During one of my master mind groups Jean Kuhn helped me see that creating a book is something I can accomplish.  She helped me learn what I can use for material and how I can market it.  That was all it took!  She got my passion and desire ignited again and I realized that I already had my book written, it just needed to be placed in a different format, a few things added and some reorganization (which is taking me a little longer than I thought, but I am loving every minute of it ).  Gosh I am kicking myself for not having done this sooner.  I guess we live and learn.  Have you ever given up before you ever even started ?