Comments on: Fear and Failure

By: Galit Breen

Galit Breen — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:20:20 +0000

I love everything about this – your new ride, the fact that you admit that you’re afraid to fall, and the fact that buying the bike and posting this post you’re still saying I can so go for it!

(And for the record, you so should!)

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:27:52 +0000

In reply to Amy ~ Eat. Live. Laugh. Shop..

I think there’s something to be said for being present in our world, right where we are, right now. Dreams are important, but today I was living proof that hanging out inside our heads is no good. I got all twisted up in there and had a rotten day. So silly.

And your world is not small – what you do, the children you’re raising, they are big things. There’s plenty of time to tackle the what if I couldn’t fail question.

Your pink bike sounds awesome. I want the big, comfy seat!

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:24:23 +0000

In reply to Carolyn. So did you think about it all weekend? What did you come up with?

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:22:05 +0000

In reply to Christina. You? Absolutely not a fraud. Keep working and revel in your success!

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:21:12 +0000

In reply to Missy | The Literal Mom. Speedy. Ha. But a girl can dream. ;-) Finish that book. You hear me?!

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:20:35 +0000

In reply to John.

Sounds like the perfect guest post. Just saying…

I love your goals. I will buy the first ticket to your musical!

By: Missy

Missy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:31 +0000

In reply to Jackie.

Oh, thank goodness I am not alone. There’s a constant running dialogue in my head…

PS – Go for it & do all the things you mentioned!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:09:00 +0000

I would do everything and anything if I knew that I wouldn’t fail! First… diet, running, finish a novel (writing one), take amazing photographs of food & my kids, open a bakery…. the list is endless really!

Oh, those conversations that you have in your head…. they’re going on all day in mine.

By: John

John — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:44:16 +0000

I’m actually hoping to write about this, this week, but I bought my first road bike after a disastrous 100k while out of shape on a hybrid. This, um, may now be the guest post that I owe you.

As far as falling — yeah, you’re going to. But, you’re only going to bruise your ego. Heck, every now & then, I still fall with the clips . . . it’s a “I’m going very, very slowly and . . . whoops” type situation where I couldn’t get my feet out at first.

The first time I rode my road bike, though, I was still getting used to the speed . . . simply, going 20-25 miles an hour on something powered by me, and only me, was freaky. A neighborhood girl was just going around the block in her Huffy and was, easily, outstripping me.

But, years later, I’m truly at home on the bike (even if I fall to the ground every now & then because, dammit, clips are hard)

And I’m going to run an Iron Man some day, so failure is a very real possibility. I’m also going to write a musical.

If failure truly weren’t an option, I’d write & publish a novel and I’d become a concert pianist.

By: Missy | The Literal Mom

Missy | The Literal Mom — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:01:13 +0000

Bike name – Speedy? Missy?

I’d “write that book” if I knew I couldn’t fail. Or finish it, since I started it and got 1/2 way through in November.