"But I haven't got time!"

Some people are afraid to exercise their talents, or afraid that if they try, they will fail and have to face just how little talent they have. But far more are just simply not interested enough. Writing a book sounds like a nice thing to do - the way learning to ski sounds nice, or redecorating the spare room sounds nice, or going on a cruise sounds nice. But when it comes down to actually calling somebody to ask about skiing lessons, or making the time to go down and look at paint chips...