Finding Confidence in Disappointment

I found out this evening that I wasn’t chosen to be published in an upcoming Bible for moms.

All day, I was doing that “Oh, I’m probably not going to win.” while deep inside thinking “of course I’m going to win.” Because, honestly, I thought my piece was better than the other one.

And this, my friends, is a very important statement for me to make, because there have been few times that I have voiced confidence in myself despite someone else telling me otherwise. I am so reliant on other people to tell me whether what I’ve done/thought/said is good or bad. But not today.

So, I lost. I’m disappointed. I feel discouraged. But, at least I can say, “I think I wrote well.”

2 Responses to “Finding Confidence in Disappointment”

Jeff R
April 20th, 2012 at 8:59 am Confidence is a fine line to achieve and not have it spill over into ego. For me, it’s taken years of solid work, handling setbacks, and realizing if I don’t see the value in my work (confidence), then no one else will. It’s still something I battle but continue to improve. Sorry to hear the outcome of this wasn’t what you were hoping for, but I believe you’re preparing yourself well for a breakthrough. Stay at it, others know your talent level is high.
Tiffany
April 22nd, 2012 at 6:28 pm “For me, it’s taken years of solid work, handling setbacks, and realizing if I don’t see the value in my work, then no one else will.”

I totally agree! I’m only on the very very beginning of this, so we’ll see what happens . Thanks for the encouragement!

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