Mind Set

Definition:

• A particular way of thinking.
• A person’s attitude or set of opinions about something (or themselves).
• A mental inclination, tendency or habit.

Lately, I have been writing about taking hold of what the Bible says about me instead of what I say about myself.  I have been adjusting my way of thinking but I hadn’t noticed any real changes until this weekend.

Old mind set: 

• I don’t know enough.
• I don’t have the right equipment/tools.
• I don’t have enough money.

Notice the common denominator I?  (Or I could have used the ‘I can’ts’.)  I am pretty sure I know 95% of the ‘I don’ts’ and because of past circumstances, I formed the habit of using them as an excuse about everything (even some things I knew I could do).  I have two friends who have really been nagging me about it.  Evidently, it’s finally started sinking in.

Saturday, I attended the Christian Writer’s Conference at East Texas Baptist University.  I worked in the book shop (thank you very much, Vickie) and sat in on two of the workshops.  As the speakers were talking about the ways they market their books, articles and themselves I thought, I can do that. 

Whoa!!  Talk about radical change.  Of course, this blog was a major step in the right direction.  Still…  Writing a blog from the obscurity of my home is not the same as getting out there and tooting my own horn.  I know I need to do it but…I’m definitely old school when it comes to that. Yet, I self-published my books because even if I had gotten published by a ‘big house’, I would have had to do all my own marketing, anyway.  

So the change?

New mind set (a work in progress):

• What I don’t know, I can learn.
• I have enough to start and can obtain the rest as I go.
• God is my source; He will provide.

I know; ‘bout time.