Comments on: To be candid… https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-be-candid Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:06:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Miranda https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2586 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:17:38 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2586 Comparison is definitely the biggest confidence killer in the world of writing! I completely understand how you feel, and I don't even depend on writing for an income yet. I think it's super important to remember that there are always going to be good days and bad days. Just keep pushing and have confidence in yourself. You know exactly who you are and what you are capable of. 🙂

]]> By: MarlaJan https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2565 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 03:51:56 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2565 I'm sorry you were feeling so off on Friday, and I hope the weekend fared better. First, I don't know how do it, I know I would have no discipline to work from home, but it looks like you've got a great support system. But, I do think that everyone, regardless of what type of work they are in, has days where he or she feels like they are totally in their groove, and days when they feel like they can do no right.

]]> By: Kim @ Kimberleys Quests https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2563 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:34:53 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2563 I'm late to the party today, but hopefully Saturday was better than Friday! I think it's hard to be happy with your job 100% of the time, no matter what it is, but in your case you go so long without any feedback from the outside world, it's got to be frustrating. Just remember your family and friends that encouraged you to make the choice to focus on writing wouldn't have done that if they thought you were crap at it. They would have found a way to encourage you to chose something else. Remember all the writers you admire started at the bottom too, stay strong!

]]> By: Kristin https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2561 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 16:54:57 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2561 Let me tell you that I hold a lot of value in the fact that "They wanted ME. I must be succeeding as a human being because that school wanted ME." (Though in my case it was the principal, who I greatly admire…the teachers haven't been the *most* welcoming.) I wish I could do what you do and hold enough confidence in myself to establish my own career. Getting up at 5:21am and getting dressed up is overrated. Though, I'll probably miss it in a few months.
We all have our good days and bad days. Thursday was awesome. Friday was not.

]]> By: Him & Me (But Mostly Me) https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2560 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 04:37:17 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2560 Joey! Like the 'other' Kathy said…everyone goes through it. At one point or another we all feel like we could be doing something else or that the people around us are so motivated and so happy while we are just "eh" – but then you and I and everyone has those days others envy. Except we don't pay attention to those days the same way we do the sad ones ;( You were there for me a few days ago, I hope I can be here for you! Always feel free to e-mail me to chat! 🙂

]]> By: Amanda - Voyage of the MeeMee https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2558 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 03:08:19 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2558 Honestly, I feel like this is a grass in greener kind of thing. I mean, I would LOVE to be able to work as a writer from home… but you just demonstrated the challenges that must be faced on a daily basis when that's the case. Going into a damn office erryday ain't no picnic either, let me tell ya, sister friend. Is anything ever going to be perfect? No. Just go with what's perfect for YOU!

]]> By: Pleas(e) and Carrots https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2557 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 02:28:05 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2557 You got this girl!! I totally understand where you're coming from though

]]> By: Kelli @She Crab Soup https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2555 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 00:06:51 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2555 Life in an office can sometimes be terrible too, I do know my job but it constantly changes and I have to adjust with it. There are days when I get frustrated with work, and I want to throw my computer out the window too.

I think we all face frustrations in our chosen lines of work and there is always going to be somebody you think does it better (even in an office), just remember that somebody felt and feels the same way you do. They're a write too after all. 🙂

]]> By: AiringMyDirtyLaundry https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2551 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:37:32 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2551 Yup. I totally understand this. Sometimes I feel like a loser because I don't have an office job. The lovely life of a writer, eh?

]]> By: Corley May https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2550 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 23:30:57 +0000 https://www.joeyhodgeswrites.com/2014/03/28/to-be-candid/#comment-2550 Hey. "Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle."

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