I may have mentioned that I wrote and book and I have been trying to gain the attention of a publisher or 2.  My goal was to have the book published sometime in 2017.  I have had more than a few people, actually 4, tell me that this goal is unrealistic.  They also tell me that I should lower my expectations of being a #1 best seller and making $1 million dollars on my first book.

That hurts my feelings.  Who are these 4 people, probably more than that to be honest, to tell me this is unrealistic?  Would I do that to someone?  No, and I will give you an example.

My friend recently told me about a personal goal to lose enough weight to fit into a size 2 swimsuit.  I could have said, “That is completely unrealistic Charles.  No matter what you do, I don’t think you’ll ever be smaller than a size 8.”  But I didn’t.  I didn’t squash his dreams.  So maybe he will never fit in a size 2 swimsuit and maybe I’ll never publish my book.  But if I don’t shoot for the stars, I will probably never be arrested for using a firearm around celebrities.  And I’m okay with that.