And wrote an international bestseller.
He was fired at 40 and become a millionaire within ten years.
There's a couple of ideas here that made me sit up, straigthen my shoulders and carry on:
- He was close to my age when he got fired.
- It took him ten years (ten!) to get noticed.
- I've been writing only four years.
- Fear, betrayal, pain didn't stop him.
- Writing is the cheapest hobby ever.
“If you’re fired at 40, it’s not all about hurt and betrayal and fear. It’s about opportunity.” Lee Child
4 comments:
Oh my gosh! I've never heard of this guy, but that IS an amazing story. Holy cow.
We can do anything we decide to do!
aha! I've found your blog again! Don't know how I lost it but here I am.
I love this post. It's so inspiring! The last few years I kind of felt like maybe it was too late to take up writing. Because I didn't graduate in English or creative writing or literature, etc. Or because I haven't been working on it the past decade or two. Or whatever reason. Silly I know. But I keep hearing more and more stories of others that decide to write or discover their love for it later in life and go for it. (okay, not that 40 is later in life but later than high school or college, ha ha).
Hi Leslie! I'm glad you found your way over. I'm a follower on your blog now.
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