tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post3211210968845625325..comments2024-01-04T19:29:46.884-06:00Comments on The Not-Writing Spectacle: Acknowledging AccomplishmentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-89761613825413132282011-10-24T21:07:06.112-05:002011-10-24T21:07:06.112-05:00Awesome post! You are right, we downplay things to...Awesome post! You are right, we downplay things too much. Hmmm, accomplishments... the last semester of my undergrad I finished while working full time and with a 7-year-old son.alexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122487552931794871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-3254415486828524982011-10-24T11:43:24.489-05:002011-10-24T11:43:24.489-05:00I'll be the first to say that my success has a...I'll be the first to say that my success has a great deal of luck involved. On the other hand I did work my butt off. Wasn't it Edna Mode that said "Luck favors the prepared?" Women are definitely prone to downplaying their successes though.Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-90009224348142671052011-10-23T05:12:03.752-05:002011-10-23T05:12:03.752-05:00I've written six books and have enjoyed workin...I've written six books and have enjoyed working on each one of them, but I don't feel that I've achieved anything because they're not published. I agree that we do firget our achievements, I should really concentrate a little more on what I have achieved, rather than on what I haven't.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-22415278780601762202011-10-22T09:24:59.014-05:002011-10-22T09:24:59.014-05:00Thank, Jeffe. I'm glad I could contribute to ...Thank, Jeffe. I'm glad I could contribute to the conversation, even though I wasn't there. =o)<br /><br />The really stupid thing is that I have an overwhelming urge to qualify the 12 books thing with 'but some of them I never edited and none of them are published and...' It's sad, really.B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6076293789081887442.post-51861703970476411032011-10-22T08:45:49.479-05:002011-10-22T08:45:49.479-05:00This response is way better than a comment, B.E.! ...This response is way better than a comment, B.E.! That was how the conversation went at the conference - encouraging each other to own our accomplishments. I think this is a great idea! <br /><br />Twelve books is AMAZING - look at you!Jeffe Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04779020656676094853noreply@blogger.com