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Resting on My Laurels
My mother used to say
that to me anytime I did well or accomplished anything. I’ve been waiting for years to rest on
my laurels and I thought for sure that after my book was actually in print I
finally could. Alas and alack, not
so now either. There are many
other phrases and statements that mean the same thing, that is just the one I
heard a lot.
So, what’s wrong with
“resting on my laurels”? Probably
nothing for a day or two, then it becomes a way of hiding out again. Meaning what? Well the writing took about eighteen months and the
publishing process another six that is two years that I felt very safe and
protected. No one bothered me or
said much because I was busy writing.
While the writing was hard, it was always under my control and no one
could really check up on me. That
kept me insulated and safe.
Here I am again having to
deal with major change and loss, what a drag. Now I have to get involved with marketing and
distribution. I have to face
whatever people have to say about my book and I am no longer safe.
The form it takes, if I
don’t own up to the change, is procrastination and implosion (I’m very good at
that). This is one of those times
when the feelings get disconnected from the cause. I have dealt with many sales people and others that struggle
with this after a huge sale. It is
always a surprise and a relief to know why.
