With the Olympics in full swing with its great and
next to perfect performances, it’s easy to feel unimportant or unskilled. I’m
sure we’ve all tried to do something really cool and awesome but then failed miserably
and looked stupid in front of all our friends. Believe it or not, there is a
way around this!
You could alway just not do it, but that’s not always a good idea. Afterwards you usually have a sense of failure and regret. So a better alternative would definitely be to practice what you want to be better at. For example, sports, school, work, etc.. Practice takes hard work and determination but it all pays off in the end.
You could alway just not do it, but that’s not always a good idea. Afterwards you usually have a sense of failure and regret. So a better alternative would definitely be to practice what you want to be better at. For example, sports, school, work, etc.. Practice takes hard work and determination but it all pays off in the end.
A great way to practice is to just take a few minutes or
even an hour out of your day to work on whatever it is you’re wanting to succeed
in. A huge thing that helps when practicing anything, is motivation. Without
motivation it makes wanting to practice a lot harder. Those that can help with
motivating you is family and friends. Reaching out to someone who is better than you at
the activity that is willing to help practice encourage you
will help more than you'd ever think it could.
So next time you see an opportunity to improve, don't just tell yourself you can't do it. It is better to have tried and failed, than to never have tried at all.
What are some of the things you would like to get better at in the future? Let us know.
So next time you see an opportunity to improve, don't just tell yourself you can't do it. It is better to have tried and failed, than to never have tried at all.
What are some of the things you would like to get better at in the future? Let us know.
We just saw an Olympian who was expected to win, have a little bad luck, Lindsey Jacobellis on the snow board cross. It is hard to fail and hard to watch someone fail who has prepared so well. Maybe we put a little too much value on victory. I know I do. It's good to remember that a "failure" when you have really tried to do something well is not such a bad thing. Better to try. Better to risk. Better to secure our value outside of "victory." Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great point. The book Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell shows that 2,000 hours of practice is the magic number for becoming a master in almost anything. For example the great musicians like Mozart are the ones that have practiced for 2,000 hours. Great bands like the Beetles sang together for 2,000 hours before their first big hits came out. And Bill Gates had 2,000 hours of computer coding under his belt when Microsoft was founded.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to get better at public speaking and articulating my thoughts clearly. I would also like to improve my writing skills. Thanks for the great insight.
I am amazed at how a little bit each day can build your skills. I wanted to learn to play guitar and made it a goal to do it every day for 3 months. Some days it went well. Other days it was horrible like I'd never played before, but overall, I slowly got better. I just wanted to be able to play some songs (my motivation) and not just become a rock star which is good because I never became that good. I saw how the process was valuable and not just the end result.
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