Comments on: If You See It, Will It Come?

By: Mridu Khullar Relph

Mridu Khullar Relph — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:22:33 +0000

For me, personally, visualization means putting my goals where I can see them everyday. When that happens, you're almost certainly going to be spurred into action sooner or later, because if you care about that particular goal and you see it every day, your mind will automatically start taking little steps towards it. Or at least that's how it has worked with me so far. I love telling the story of how I wrote, every day for a year, in my journal that I would be published in TIME magazine before my birthday. I got my first assignment from them on my birthday. (In addition to writing in my journal, of course, I'd pitched the editors repeatedly and even had a meeting with them.)

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:23:03 +0000

Susan, it's great when you find someone (or a group of someones) who serve as a great support system. I remember my first support system, and I'm thankful for them. My current support system has some of those people plus a few more.

Great point on mistakes being okay. They really are -- you don't learn if you don't experience it sometimes.

By: Susan Kelley

Susan Kelley — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:50:45 +0000

Great article. I've been fortunate to have smart, generous mentors and to meet and work with all kinds of talented people since day one in my first job as a tech writer.

Since then I've learned to reach out and ask for help when I'm over my head. Like you, peer support, mentors help tremendously. My curiousity and love of learning, lifelong education and reading also help.

It took me about six months to feel confident in my career because I realized that (most)mistakes were OK, just chances to learn.