What Makes You a Winner?

As usual, I spent this weekend trying to cram in as much writing as possible, especially considering my day job has left me exhausted during the week.

Well, as you writers know, when you sit at a laptop from nearly 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., you need to take breaks (even if you are doing something that is your complete and utter passion).  My breaks usually consist of music videos and or movie trailers. I watched one trailer for the upcoming movie, Soul Surfer. If you haven't heard about it, you should check it out as it is based off the true story of Bethany Hamilton, a young surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, yet still persisted and realized her dreams of becoming a surfing champion.

The movie doesn't come out until April 8th but her story is inspiring to say the least and it truly embodies the drive of the human spirit. It always amazes me when I meet someone who consistently strives for their goals through good and bad times. Life is very rarely a walk in the clouds and it is inevitable that we will feel defeated at times, but there is always an opening, an opportunity to influence your own fate and make your destiny.

It is harsh, but the truth is that if we aren't getting anywhere (in writing or life) it is most likely our own fault. I'm not saying there are no external factors as we all know that isn't the case, but we need to look for those opportunities of destiny—not just wait for them to come.

It is not the case that winners never lose.  What makes us winners is the fact we learn from those losses and stand up to try again and again. Rejection ring a bell? Winners don't give up on destiny, they make it their own.

Filed under: Toni Kelly, What inspires you?, Writer's Life