tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704686109057239241.post4812923948861315589..comments2024-02-18T00:40:22.907-08:00Comments on The Writer's Pen: The Fear of FailureRuth Douthitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02210433378863401466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704686109057239241.post-73597153841731019372012-04-22T13:00:51.178-07:002012-04-22T13:00:51.178-07:00Love your honesty Joseph! Good luck to you as wel...Love your honesty Joseph! Good luck to you as well. Thanks for visiting!Ruth Douthitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210433378863401466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704686109057239241.post-3542220844557493762012-04-22T11:40:30.288-07:002012-04-22T11:40:30.288-07:00Ruth - it's cool to chat with a fellow Phoenic...Ruth - it's cool to chat with a fellow Phoenician and educator. For me, success = profit. Not that I'm a greedhead. If I loved money, I never would have become a teacher. But knowing that I have a growing, paying audience for the book is my definition of suceess. I'm not there yet.<br /><br />Good luck with Dragon Forest.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342434792580215979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704686109057239241.post-33784335236915621712012-04-18T09:19:03.483-07:002012-04-18T09:19:03.483-07:00Thanks Lindsay! Yes, each of us should have our o...Thanks Lindsay! Yes, each of us should have our own definition of what success is. <br /><br />I admire your story too. You worked hard for your education. It will pay off, I promise!<br /><br />Thanks for visiting!Ruth Douthitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02210433378863401466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704686109057239241.post-22511569470817074032012-04-18T07:57:06.878-07:002012-04-18T07:57:06.878-07:00I do fear failure, but I'm learning--slowly--t...I do fear failure, but I'm learning--slowly--to be defined by whose I am, not what I achieve. <br /><br />I love your story of overcoming. It's truly inspiring, and I know that you'll inspire loads of people (and kids especially) as you speak to them about what you faced.Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.com