November 6, 2009

I’m going to take the liberty today of quoting a blog post from my dear friend, Sherryl Clark, a terrific writer from Australia. She heard a horse trainer in an interview talk about racing. He said: “If you treat it as a job, you won’t do very well. If you treat it as your life, you’ve got a good chance of succeeding.”

What’s the Difference?

According to Sherryl, “As long as something is a job, it conveys a number of things - validation, expectation of (regular) income, that showing up every day is enough, that meeting deadlines and working hard is enough.

But when you make something your life, that means a whole different situation. You put everything on the line. Regular income, security, respect from others (you’re trying to make it as a writer?), probably sleep, sometimes family, self-worth, self-confidence.”

Sherryl’s post poses some very thought-provoking questions as she challenges writers to make writing their life–and she’s very honest about what it entails. I found it inspiring–and just what the doctor ordered for me today. I bet you will agree.

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