Bill Nichols-Comics Mentor

I didn’t know what kind of father I’d ever be. I guess the girls I loved in years past may have wondered that same thing as well as what kind of husband I might make. I don’t know, though, since that’s something left up to them…only they knew that..

Me, though? I hoped I would be a good dad. I have my daughter and my son and I think, I hope, they would think I am. When I held my son after he was born, and every time after, even as recent as yesterday 13-plus years later, I knew, I knew, (I knew!) why I was here on this earth.

And that’s why I’ll stick around as long as I can: to be their dad.

For all the father’s out there, even the single mothers who have to be both parents sometimes, I know it isn’t easy. I know it can frustrating and worrisome at times wanting to do the best things you can for your kids. It can also be the most rewarding thing you can do.

Trust me, I know from personal experience.

Happy Father’s Day.

Do you tell yourself that you can’t do something, that you aren’t talented enough, aren’t “something” enough? Do you let your doubts have their say and knock you down?

Why do we do that?

Heck, why do I do that?

For so long, I’ve let myself put limitations on what I can do, on so many things, but in most cases, no one sees that. Yeah, I do it to myself and let it go on. What kind of example does that set for those who follow me?

Follow this: I’m going to work to take the limits of myself, what I can do, what my goals are. They’ll be realistic, but I’m going for it. I’m going to write. I’m going to ink. I’m going to do comics. And more.

How about you? Ready to get rid of your own self-limitations?

How about it?

Who would your choice for a penciler who needs to be more Out There for people to see and enjoy, someone who has the chops, can draw anything and everything but doesn’t have that choice book (yet)?

What are you doing to create things? Are you creating, just practicing, what? What do you have to do to prepare for what’s next?

Share.

Now, what can I do to help you get there?

If you were to make of a list of the things that were holding you back from where you want to be in life, how would that list look? Long list? Short but complicated? Long and too involved to make a dent in?

Go make your list. I’ll wait…

Back already? So, how does your personal list look? Does it surprise you or did you already have some idea of how it would turn out?

So now, here’s the question: What are you going to do about it? Seriously, what?

You could ignore it, of course, but the list will inevitably get longer and more unresolved.

You could just mark off a few things that you may never do, like be a millionaire.

Or you could underline those things and work at being a millionaire…

It’s your choice how you’re going to approach it and how you’re going to resolve things on the List.

Make your choices.

Do them.

And let me know how it’s working for you. You read this blog, so you already have some idea of how my list looks.

But I’ll keep you posted..

Deal?