I was grateful for Martin Crosbie’s post on editing the other day. In his post he said, “I believe that I’m not only competing with other self-published books for the reader’s attention, but also with every other book out there, including traditionally published books.”
This reminded me of something I read a while back. Former Olympic champion Carl Lewis wrote in his autobiography that he felt grateful to his competitors. Without the competitors, he would not have been personally challenged enough to reach the heights that he reached. Continue reading “Gratitude and Competition – A Combination That Makes Us Better”