Thank you for this class, Liz! It is pretty difficult to put my thoughts together. But I think my biggest takeaway is that I have a tendency to avoid the possibility of failure by putting things off and talking myself off from different things I'd love to try because I'm afraid to fail. Now I hope I could tweak this perspective a bit and see opportunities for growth and learning instead of "failure".

My scribbles are very chaotic and partially not in English, but I made a little sketch instead of taking a photo :)

*What does failure feel like to me?

Like I'm not enough and like I can't rest and just be until I got it right.

*Redefine failure for yourself

As you say, "failure" is an opportunity to learn and grow, a chance to make other choices and go to places we'll never go without that "failure".

*Set measurable goals

I put off sending my portfolio to the publishers cause I'm afraid of getting a rejection. Now I'm going to put this portfolio together (20 or fewer pieces - if they prefer less) and send them to 5 publishers and that's it - I don't plan for getting a direct response or contract out of that.