For like 3 months I've been looking forward to finally seeing my work published in a national magazine and next month is finally the month! NOT!! Everything was set to go. Tanya and Victor spent SO long answering the editors questions, and they we're totally excited to see themselves in a magazine that could be picked up anywhere in the US. I was excited too. After all, this would have been our first publication. Well, a few days ago the editor emailed Tanya saying that their wedding is NOT going to be published because the editor hadn't heard back from them in time, and that they had to go with another wedding because of the deadline. It's so funny because Tanya has the return email from the editor back in January saying that they received everything and if they needed anything else that they would contact her.
So for whatever reason...we're not getting published. I just can't understand why the editor lied and said she hadn't heard back from Tanya. Tanya has her response saying that everything was good to go.
I've had quite a few of these "near misses" in the 2 years that I've owned my business. If you remember about a year ago I had the chance to train the staff of Sandal's Resorts, and after many talks and a drawn up proposal....we never heard back from them. My agent and lawyer spent so much time preparing this proposal...for nothing!
It's ok though.
God is presenting me with these "forks" in the road, and I am just deciding which road to take (although I think it's already been decided for me). I could have gotten really upset after these situations and thought I was worth nothing, and then my work would have started reflecting that. However, these things only make my try harder. I'm just going to let God take me to where I'm supposed to go and if that means having millions and living a high profile lifestyle, so be it. If that means just doing o.k, able to pay the bills doing what I love, and able to live comforably...then I'm o.k with that too. In fact, I'd rather choose the latter. I have a beutiful family, so honestly...I'm already rich.
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