tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post2239447762523613376..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: Canned ConfidenceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-59957670833378778422012-05-06T17:20:14.206-05:002012-05-06T17:20:14.206-05:00Southpaw: I know sometimes I have to step back and...Southpaw: I know sometimes I have to step back and look at the bigger picture.<br /><br />Jimmy: Oh, Lord. I think it's too late for me now. If there's a mob family for grasshoppers, I could be toast.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-78336595663053810902012-05-06T15:45:24.399-05:002012-05-06T15:45:24.399-05:00Yes, but it will be one hell of a footnote!!
I'...Yes, but it will be one hell of a footnote!!<br />I'm sorry to hear of your incubater issue. I laughed when you mentioned the scorpions and snake. In my head I was thinking, "Maria! Don't be ticking off members of the animal or insect community! Isn't it bad enough that you have had some nasty visitors already?!?".<br /><br />-JimmyJames Garcia Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559119178720751963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-52181705993564992222012-05-05T11:07:23.552-05:002012-05-05T11:07:23.552-05:00It's nice to get those reminders every now and...It's nice to get those reminders every now and then. I think sometimes we lose track.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-75437280177705986622012-05-04T13:28:35.339-05:002012-05-04T13:28:35.339-05:00Clarissa: It's called the school of hard knock...Clarissa: It's called the school of hard knocks. LOL.<br /><br />***<br />Nadja: I've always said a little fear keeps us from becoming prey.<br /><br />***<br />Savannah: Thanks and welcome! And you're right. Sometimes we are our own worst enemy.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-87007954581348286412012-05-04T13:14:08.425-05:002012-05-04T13:14:08.425-05:00Fantastic post...We as writers are our worst enemy...Fantastic post...We as writers are our worst enemy when it comes to doubt and putting ourselves down. We are blind to what is really there at times.Savannah Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03969287794654622274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-60171638604308087952012-05-04T11:49:45.708-05:002012-05-04T11:49:45.708-05:00Such wise advice, Maria! :}
As you read...I defi...Such wise advice, Maria! :}<br /><br />As you read...I definitely have to smack down Inner Critic when she gets too bossy. But she scares me, too, if I'm to be totally honest. It keeps me on my toes. Ha.Nadja Notarianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339595239944177531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-14945984446912068182012-05-03T22:58:17.701-05:002012-05-03T22:58:17.701-05:00You are so amazing with your ideas. I know that ma...You are so amazing with your ideas. I know that many writers suffer from confidence issues. I like the small confidence building idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-77063762357192707002012-05-03T21:15:00.034-05:002012-05-03T21:15:00.034-05:00Shelley: Insomnia is a big problem for me when I&#...Shelley: Insomnia is a big problem for me when I'm troubled. I don't know why either, cuz I know there's nothing I can do at that moment to change things. All I get are dark circles under my eyes. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-91357442075780071882012-05-03T20:06:19.934-05:002012-05-03T20:06:19.934-05:00This is such a great post, Maria. Sleep is the fir...This is such a great post, Maria. Sleep is the first thing to go when something is bothering me. I think we all have insecurities. Some of us hide them better than others.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-77248023490792801532012-05-03T20:02:33.386-05:002012-05-03T20:02:33.386-05:00Jenny: My friends are who keep me from opening a v...Jenny: My friends are who keep me from opening a vein. :)<br /><br />But I know what you mean. If we examine the obstacles we face daily, we are heroes. No one else (with any common sense) would do this willingly.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-72938714287163122432012-05-03T19:34:15.786-05:002012-05-03T19:34:15.786-05:00All true ... and what I really resent is how much ...All true ... and what I really resent is how much energy anxiety takes. The time I spend worrying could write a whole 'nother chapter! <br /><br />I agree 100% with the whole post, but I need another 100% to agree with how important friends are. Writer friends understand how scary the send button is :)<br /><br />What I tend to forget, though, is how brave I already am (bear with me on this brag, I'm going somewhere). I can't remember the formal psychological term for it, but there's apparently a human tendency to constantly create new baselines in our understanding. Maybe an example will make it clearer. When I started writing, just writing was a huge risk. It would have been easy to stop and go do something sensible. But now, writing isn't scary at all and I forget (totally) that committing to writing is a small mountain I've already climbed. I guess what I'm saying is, when we're feeling anxious, we should look at our lives more objectively and see that we're heroes.<br /><br />Ok, enough babble from me. Great post, Maria!Jenny Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320451924849353120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-46760578540448218212012-05-03T19:29:36.988-05:002012-05-03T19:29:36.988-05:00Barbara: A cat! Yes. They'd be less destructiv...Barbara: A cat! Yes. They'd be less destructive than the chickens. My chickens don't distinguish between grasshoppers and my veggies.<br /><br />***<br />Vero: It's a fight that bloodies us all, but it also makes us more sensitive to our peers.<br /><br />***<br />Jackie: Oh, no. Not scorpions. I'm sorry to hear that. I hope your little chihuahua never gets stung. It's very painful.<br /><br />***<br />Susan: Difficult but when it gets that bad, it helps to have a strong support group. I have friends who've talked me down off the ledge a couple of times. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-949616372478174712012-05-03T19:00:48.267-05:002012-05-03T19:00:48.267-05:00Great post. Sometimes it's difficult to keep y...Great post. Sometimes it's difficult to keep your chin up.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-7051359658656894432012-05-03T15:43:12.079-05:002012-05-03T15:43:12.079-05:00Confidence you have in spades, otherwise your post...Confidence you have in spades, otherwise your post would never have seen the light of day Maria. Insecurity is woman's middle name, we second/third/fourth guess ourselves into panic mode over things that seem to not only not bother men but never enter their minds to worry about in the first place.<br /><br />Sad to hear about the chicks, hope next batch makes it as love those chickie photos you share. :-(<br /><br />Iko come to my house, three scorpions so far and more to come!Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181111718630957098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-36384393627161668602012-05-03T15:03:59.635-05:002012-05-03T15:03:59.635-05:00This is a great post, Maria! Absolutely wonderfull...This is a great post, Maria! Absolutely wonderfully said, and true to the bone. Self-doubt is a writer's greatest enemy, and should be caged and doomed to starve in a spider-infested cellar, if not shot down. <br /><br />Cheers to keeping your chin high up above the murky waters of doubt!Veronica Sicoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741318844378921184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-51232875713440895412012-05-03T15:00:29.174-05:002012-05-03T15:00:29.174-05:00For more grasshopper murder, you can borrow my cat...For more grasshopper murder, you can borrow my cat. He'll work for the day, and I can bring him home at night. ^_^Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-77042896406165331182012-05-03T13:57:39.438-05:002012-05-03T13:57:39.438-05:00Raelyn: Yes! Iko has been extra vigilant too. He s...Raelyn: Yes! Iko has been extra vigilant too. He started digging to China when he caught a whiff of a mole underground. LOL.<br /><br />PS Thank you for the RT!<br /><br />***<br /><br />Pat: I think it's what keeps me grounded too. I don't think too highly of myself because I know at any moment all that glory can evaporate.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Jenna: I learned this long ago. I lost a promotion at my first adult job because I was too afraid to apply for it. I learned later it would've been mine if I'd only asked. What the heck was I afraid of? The worst that could've happened is that they'd have said no. Lesson learned.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Sara: The building blocks I learned by accident. As I was busy sending out queries, a friend talked me into a writing contest and I won. It was the boost I needed to keep going.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-1667577213873679322012-05-03T11:05:37.398-05:002012-05-03T11:05:37.398-05:00These are such fabulous tips! And very needed. I e...These are such fabulous tips! And very needed. I especially like the little building blocks of success idea. When I'm in between projects and don't have something to work on I go crazy! This seems like a good solution :)<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-66051473810098164742012-05-03T10:58:54.272-05:002012-05-03T10:58:54.272-05:00Yes, I'm very familiar with insecurity, especi...Yes, I'm very familiar with insecurity, especially with writing. Thanks for the advice, I especially like naming your demon.Jenna Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329926652906059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-35982735256211158002012-05-03T10:47:48.687-05:002012-05-03T10:47:48.687-05:00Confidence is such a fickle thing! One minute it&#...Confidence is such a fickle thing! One minute it's there and the next you're a quivering wreck without it! Keep keeping on and on... It's the only way to go!Writer Pat Newcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12678017709861817691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-72745674665540021792012-05-03T10:40:30.975-05:002012-05-03T10:40:30.975-05:00Wow, confidence and self-esteem seem to be themes ...Wow, confidence and self-esteem seem to be themes this week. And insecure, yep, that surprises me. (Not the losing sleep over a problem cause I think we all do that and I don't necessarily see that as insecurity.) <br /><br />Never let them see you sweat. Get back on that horse. Let it roll off you like water on a duck. If a door closes, open a window. Oh so many sayings to wrap our minds around. Great post Maria.<br /><br />Sorry about the chicks. Have you put the Scorpion Hunter on high alert?Raelyn Barclayhttp://raelynbarclay.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-28040471972537621612012-05-03T08:27:44.657-05:002012-05-03T08:27:44.657-05:00Angelina: Life either makes you or breaks you. Sou...Angelina: Life either makes you or breaks you. Sounds to me like you're going to be just fine. <br /><br /><br />Mike: Ha! My nieces and nephews already know me as the crazy aunt who lives in the woods.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-85393133916166455462012-05-03T08:14:42.700-05:002012-05-03T08:14:42.700-05:00In a hundred years, what will it matter? I'll ...<i>In a hundred years, what will it matter? I'll just be a footnote in a great grand-niece's family album.</i> Yes, but what a footnote!Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-71111371810406496072012-05-03T08:06:06.476-05:002012-05-03T08:06:06.476-05:00Oh honey! Your confession did come as a surprise b...Oh honey! Your confession did come as a surprise but... (shh, come closer) I'm the same way!<br /><br />My confidence is non-existent and every little failure bothers me a lot more then it should. But in life, you have to pick up the pieces and get over it before it drives you mad.Angelina Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953868243120764347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-32361792113941578112012-05-03T07:55:48.708-05:002012-05-03T07:55:48.708-05:00Linda: Aw, thanks.
Actually everything I listed i...Linda: Aw, thanks.<br /><br />Actually everything I listed is universal. I've lived it and I don't know a single person (whether they admit it or not) who hasn't gone through the same thing.<br /><br />One thing I didn't mention in the post is that the greatest gift any writer can have is the the support of friends. Even when you're tough as nails, we all have moments of weakness and doubt. That's where friends come in. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com