Comments on: All or Nothing http://thefinalforty.com/all-or-nothing/ Losing weight, one mile at a time Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Jennifer L. Nelson http://thefinalforty.com/all-or-nothing/#comment-15 Jennifer L. Nelson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:59:59 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-15 Hi Felisha,

I know exactly what you mean. Fear of failure is a big problem for me, too, and I still struggle daily with not beating myself up for every little “mistake” I make along the way. None of us can be perfect at anything all the time, so I just have to work on forgiving myself for being human every once in awhile! ;-D

That’s so cool – I love meeting fellow writers! Do you write books, or for a magazine, newspaper, etc.? If you want, shoot me an e-mail – my “professional” e-mail for writing-related stuff is jenniferlnelson (at) gmail dot com.

Thanks so much for your support; it took me a long time to have the courage to try the freelance life, and even though giving up the luxury of a steady paycheck and constantly having to scour for work is NOT easy, this has been my dream since childhood – and, honestly, losing weight has helped me find the confidence to chase it!

Jennifer

]]> By: Felisha http://thefinalforty.com/all-or-nothing/#comment-14 Felisha Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:33:41 +0000 http://thefinalforty.wordpress.com/?p=59#comment-14 Indeed. I think perfectionism is the reason I never even tried to be healthy, exercise or lose weight before. How does one get to nearly 300 lbs without ever trying to lose weight? I don’t know, but I did. I knew it wouldn’t work, if I wasn’t committed. I was afraid to try and fail (publicly). Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

P.s. Despite my typing errors and run on sentences, I’m a writer, too. From a stranger, I’m proud of you for doing freelance. Another thing I’m just too scared to even try. ;)

~Felisha/Carolle23

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