Firstly Paul Dickinson writing for Stepcase Lifehack:

Tell people (but be selective)

Tell others about your goals. Tell the people that inspire you and will throw encouragement your way. The inspiring people in our lives will add to our momentum.

And the always candid and inspirational, Mur Lafferty:

Nearly everything I tell you not to do, I’m guilty of. That’s how I know it’s bad. When I get rejected, I’m positive my writing is utter crap and there’s a tiny little voice saying, “Maybe you should just quit.” When I get even constructive criticism that is meant to make the work better, part of me is crushed that it wasn’t perfect the first time out. I find it nigh impossible to write every day unless I’m faced with a deadline.

Essentially I don’t want you to think I’ve conquered all of these things. I haven’t conquered a damn one of them. Which is why I continue to blog and podcast about them. This is a war that may be won some day, but for now all I see are battles. Someday perhaps I’ll have the thick skin needed to really charge ahead no matter what arrows hit me.

How reassuring!