It has been a good lesson for me overall. I overcame a psychological hurdle that held me back from other accomplishments in life, namely a sense of low self-worth and the resulting lack of self-confidence.

I often looked back at the big dreams I held as a child. I talked myself out of pursuing them mostly because I would say to myself, Oh I could never do that or I’m not smart enough to do that, or I’m not good enough…. that was my usual internal dialogue. Now that I am older, I realize it was my own distorted beliefs about myself holding me back; my own negative self-talk feeding my low self-worth.

I hope my book brings smiles to readers’ faces, and makes kids giggle when they hear it and see the pictures. I hope my personal story inspires you to try something you thought you could never do and challenges you to think about your own internal dialogue and how it may hold you back from realizing your own big dreams.