You’ll take other jobs, do other things. Just make sure that what you do is walking towards the mountain, not away from it.

Big mountain. Small you. Just keep walking towards the mountain.

What did I do to combat the fear of failure? I honestly don’t remember a fear of failure. I had a fear of starving, and, shortly after that, a fear of not feeding my kids, which tended to keep me working and writing. I wanted what I’ve got now. But I would have been satisfied with anything that kept me fed — as long as it was moving towards the mountain.