"I believe that I can learn to write well!"

"One belief, though, undergirds them all: the most important thing that influences a writer's growth is believing that he or she can learn to write well."

I BELIEVE THAT I CAN LEARN TO WRITE WELL!

Anything we do in life requires practice, dedication, concentration, and repetition. This is simply the nature of life- humans must work hard to achieve what they want and doing so is arduous. Although some fortunate few are born into wealth and riches, if one aspires to be successful in developing a comfortable lifestyle without being in debt, there are certain barriers and challenges that one must overcome to accomplish those dreams, such as time management, responsibility, and budgeting. Of course, it is almost always harder to get what you want! For example, if one strives to lose weight, it is certainly more difficult to find time to exercise more regularly and break bad eating habits as opposed to sitting on the couch eating potato chips!

In some skills, such as athleticism or intelligence, people are just more naturally gifted in than others. Thankfully, writing is not completely genetic; it is not something we have or don’t have. It is a skill that, with time and hard work, can be developed into a masterpiece.

But hard work and dedication is only half of the equation. What else is essential in achieving your dreams then? The key: believing that you have the ability to reach your goals and striving to accomplish them, if that means writing more effectively and efficiently. The mind is the most powerful tool in a human body. It has so much control and emphasis on one’s life and reality that it is often ‘mind boggling’. It is sometimes wondered why performers or athletes are so successful if they do certain activities such as visualizing the performance or the competition in their mind over and over until the visualizations become reality. This transcendent rule also applies to writing. Visualize, imagine, and picture yourself becoming a better writer, and, before you know it, you will be manifesting your own destiny! I believe that I can learn to write well!