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Guaranteed Success

Posted on October 9, 2025 by L. M. Montes

If I was guaranteed to succeed at something I would want to try, it would have to be playing the drums in a rock band. But it has to be something other than heavy metal. Heavy metal to me has always been just noise (even as teen). It’s funny because the opportunity as a kid was there for me to learn how to play drums, but at the time it didn’t appeal to me. As an adult I am interested. Who knew?

Something else I would try is surfing. No, I don’t mean the web (LOL). Real surfing. There something about the idea of gliding along and across the waves that appeals to me. But I would only try if guaranteed success. Other than that… I won’t go in the ocean at all. I can swim, but I’m not a strong one. That’s ok. Seriously though, surfing looks relaxing to do. Whether that is true or not, I wouldn’t know because I have never tried it.

Sometimes these dreams are meant to stay that way, and sometimes they are meant for you to do something about them. In real life failure is the only way we can learn to succeed.

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Success and Quitting

Posted on June 23, 2023 by L. M. Montes

If you feel like giving up, don’t. If successes aren’t finding you, wait. They will be along in due time. If something needs to be done, do it. It very well could be that added “ingredient” needed for success. If you quit, you won’t find that “ingredient” because you didn’t do what needed to be done.

There will be bumps and rocks along the way that will try to interrupt your flow. But, if you stay in the game, your situation and all you are trying to achieve will pass right over those rocks and bumps and create a beautiful “picture”.

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Failure’s Success

Posted on March 8, 2023 by L. M. Montes

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success?

Failure has made me realize where I need to be and not where I thought I should be. It has also given me the experiences needed to be where I am now. I use said failure to enrich my writing, interspersing these experiences throughout my stories and, of course, fictionalizing them. So, thanks to failure, I have succeeded.

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Being Bold

Posted on May 5, 2020 by L. M. Montes

Fear is the Killer. How many times have you told yourself you wanted to do something but never followed through with those ideas? Why did’t you follow through? Was it lack of funds, lack of support from family or friends, was it fear? I understand the lack of funds thing. If you don’t have the money, don’t break the bank because you’ll only get yourself into trouble. However, lack of support or fear are just space takers. They take up space. TOO much. I get it though. The thing is those two factors keep us back. What if you were meant to do something but were too afraid to do it? The excitement is there, the motivation is there. But then the fear creeps in and steals your thunder. DON’T LET IT. Oh, and don’t get me started on lack of support from those around you. They can’t have it themselves, so they have to negate your plans because they don’t want you too be any more successful then themselves. AHA! The old misery loves company routine. Push it away, far far away.

Be Bold. Going against the grain and outside of your comfort zone is hard to do. We think too much and when we do that we end up stopping ourselves. Don’t stop yourself. Be bold. Be very bold, and just do it. Step out and do what you need to do to. I used to teach, and I remember back when I first made that decision, I was scared. I didn’t like getting up in front of people. At all. But I wanted to be a teacher, so I did it anyway. Yes, it was scary, but the more I did it the less scared I was and the more confident I became. There were individuals who didn’t think I could do it. I did it. It’s like walking into a storm. Face it head on, look straight at it, prepare yourself, and move forward keeping the end in sight.