On November 4, 2012 my biggest dream came true. Though it’s the 64th dream I’ve completed on my list of 101 Dreams Come True it’s the number one thing I’ve wanted most of my life. I signed a book deal with a major publisher for my women’s fiction novel.
For almost a week I’ve walked around in a daze oscillating between sheer joy and a feeling that this can’t be real. I figure if I say it aloud enough times it will sink in, but instead I feel like a little girl playing make believe every time I say, “I signed a book deal with Simon and Schuster. I love my new editor and she wants me to write a book a year.”
If you’ve been following this blog you know that over the summer I was about to give up. I felt that I wanted too much in life and that I was out of steam. Many times I cried as I realized I’d been working for years on projects without any compensation and I didn’t know if financially I could keep going. I felt like my figure skating was stuck, my relationships hurtful, and all in all I just wanted to quit and hide in a hole.
What I’ve learned on this journey is that no matter what happens I have to continue to move forward because to quit would hurt too much. Also, it’s right after I’m about to give up but decide to keep going that everything comes to fruition.
Now I stand on the brink of everything I desire. Though many people think I’m wealthy because I signed a book deal it doesn’t quite work that way. I still have to make my bridal company a success. There’s a tremendous amount of work ahead as I do another revision on my book with my editor/publisher. But I can see the path to the rest of my dreams and if this dream of becoming a professional published author can come true, then there’s nothing I can’t make happen.
Many times people think that I have a magic wand that sprinkles pixie dust over my life. In truth, I’ve worked hard, taken tremendous risk, and felt as if I was jumping off cliffs without knowing if the parachute would open (heck sometimes I wondered if I even had a parachute). What I’m learning is that anything is possible as long as I have the determination, drive, and the willingness to be flexible while continuing to learn.
There’s no magic wand to life. If you want something you better go after it, because I’ll tell you there’s no better feeling than making your most impossible dream come true.
In 2008 Marci Nault asked the questions, "What do I want from this life? If I wasn't afraid, and didn’t play by the rules, how would I live?" Her answer was a life-list of 101 Dreams Come True that led her on a journey of self-discovery and adventure. Having completed over fifty of her life dreams Marci knows what it means to take risks, go after her deepest desires, live beyond fear, and to fall in love with life, the world and herself.
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This is incredible. I’m so excited for you. People generally see the end result and not the work going on behind the scenes. I think they hope if you found the magic it can happen for them. But you are truly inspiring. I’m in a book club so I’ll watch for your book to hit the shelves!
Hello Marci, I have been following your story since about three months and I have to say that what you are doing is admirable, it takes a lot of courage to pursue what you really want in life. Nowadays I have discover that my life can be better than it is and I am starting to follow my real dreams, even though I haven’t been sure of where to start and have been trying to find my mission in life in the last months. Your page has been very helpful and now I have made my own list of dreams, I would like to be a writer too, I abandoned that dream a long time ago and now I want to renew it, this process has inspire me to write a blog (www.thepursuitofyourdreams.blogspot.com) where I share the knowledge I get everyday with people so they can also start following their dreams and at the same time I start to follow my biggest two dreams, writing and helping people. I am very glad your biggest dream came true but I think is just the beginning for a lot of good things that will come to you. One day I would like to become a real true example for people, just like you do. José
Jose, Thank you for your kind words. It’s always interesting to hear how my blog has inspired others. It’s also interesting that you live so far away yet my life in some way touched yours. I’m honored that this site inspired you to write and I saw on your blog that you have suggested my blog to others. Thank you. Keep going for what you want no matter what gets in your way. Try to live going from one miraculous dream to the next and please keep me up to date.