If you’re upset that the release of a project didn’t turn out the way you hoped it would…
That is didn’t attract enough attention, didn’t make enough money, didn’t gain enough followers, didn’t catch the eye of the best agent or university or so forth:
It’s okay to be upset. To be sad. To be depressed. To have regrets. To feel bitter, angry, or betrayed. To want to give up. To have human emotions.
even if it was just a stroke of bad luck.
even if you have no idea why the project failed.
even if you’ll have other chances in the future.
even if you put in everything you could and don’t know how to try any harder next time.
even if there are other creators having worse luck than you.
even if the rest of the world seems to think you should be happy with the success you did get.
Blogs, books, comics, videos, portfolios, designs, performances, the start of careers, projects of all kinds: these are hard, demanding things to accomplish, many of which take ages to complete. It’s natural to feel like you put more into them than you gained in return, especially if you were given high expectations for success. You shouldn’t feel bad for having those emotions. You’re human.
You’re human and that’s okay.
I’d like to say that in the end you need to pick yourself back up and move forward — and yes, yes there will come a time for that — but I’m not at that place yet. It’s okay if you’re not either. It’s okay if it takes a while to get there.
You’re going to be okay. You’re going to do great things in the future.
It’s okay that you’re not there yet.
We’ll get there together.
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