It’s January 25^th, 2016, which means that we’re almost 1/12 of the way through a brand new year.  To a lot of people it may seem like the year has just gotten started, but to me it already feels like it’s flying by.  The reason it’s flying by is because when you have long term goals and work towards them every day, every day that passes is another day closer to what you’ve always wanted, but also another day gone by that you could have worked a little harder, progressed a little more.

I started this blog a little over two and a half years ago on June 8^th, 2013, and since then I’ve written 72 posts that have been viewed 18,739 times.  I’ve picked up 2,747 new and amazing followers, quite a few of whom I’ve spoken with to exchange ideas and advice, and many of whom have amazing blogs of their own that I now get to follow.  Since June 8^th, 2013, I’ve written 3 books, 11 short stories, and grown a lot as a person and as a writer.  When I started this blog I was just finishing my junior year at Vanderbilt, and when I look back at who I was then, personally and professionally, I feel a little nostalgic and can see just how far I’ve come.

In these past two and a half years I’ve worked hard.  Very hard.  But did I work as hard as I possibly could?  Did I outwork every other aspiring writer out there?

Probably not.

And that’s the point. Continue reading “Outwork Everyone Else”