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Lean into your inner failure.

Lean into your inner failure.

You won't become anything until you become bad at something.

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Chris Wojcik
Dec 26, 2022
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The hardest part about being a writer or any other type of creative person is finding a “niche”.

You have to become something, and becoming something is hard. Becoming something is a choice — and not an easy one.

Becoming something is hard because when you decide to become something, you sacrifice many things to become something else. This is scary because when you decide to become something, you run the risk of your attempt at becoming not working out.

You might fail. You might waste time.

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