Do you ever put off doing something because you don’t think you are good enough, or it’s not quite perfect? Well, how are you going to get any better if you keep putting off actually doing the thing?
I am totally guilty of this and end up doing a lot of research/reading/YouTube watching of what I want to do, (writing, painting, photography, running etc…) thinking that I can somehow absorb the skills through visual osmosis; like if I watch others do it enough, I’ll be able to do it.
This is not the case! You have to actually DO the thing to get good at it. You have to take ACTION. Who knew? You have to embrace the suck and accept the fact that you are now on a learning journey and you might not be most excellent at everything. Which is way easier said than done.
This resonated with me pretty hard, as I found school fairly easy and didn’t have to try hard to get good grades. Now, as an adult, when I cant do something or am trying to learn something I really struggle with not being good at something and often give up or don’t try. You can’t fail if you don’t try right?
This blog isn’t going to be perfect, but its something that I want to work on and get better at, and you are coming along on this sucky learning journey with me and hopefully I’ll get better at it.
What have you been putting off from trying? Are you learning something new? Leave a comment and let me know how it’s going. We can learn and grow together.
Lj
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