Thu, 10 November 2011
The Show Notes Fear of failure ...................................
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I'm an Australian who is married to an American, we travel to the States every couple of years to visit relatives, and "You're welcome" is one of the things I seriously look forward to, I totally share your enthusiasm. In Australia we grow up learning to say it but very few adults do, we tend to either say nothing or use one of the responses that belittle the thanks, like "No problem", and we are the worse for it.
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Regarding the fear of failure thing... all I can say is yes, yes, I am totally like that too. I psyche myself out about the smallest things and it is true that when I (finally) do whatever thing that it isn't as bad as I imagined. Haven't gotten to the point where I can overcome the visceral fear/discomfort with that knowledge, but I'm working on it. Ugh, and asking for favours are the absolutely the worst! Just thinking about it makes my stomach flip a little. Glad to know I'm not the only one. Now to pump myself up so that I can order some take-out sushi over the phone :)
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Thomas, Tell your brother about Duotrope. It's a legitimate service that lists a whole bunch of actual publishing houses--poetry and prose--and helps you track submissions. Just Google it and you'll find it. I feel your pain, as I was both the poet and the skeptic in a similar situation about 15 years ago. The good news is I didn't buy the damn book and I eventually got published.
