A little bit goes a long way.This age-old saying has a timeless truth and applies in every aspect of making improvement in life. Whether it's exercise, dieting, saving money, studying, anything. I couldn't stress enough how important it is to take things progressively. Cars have to accelerate to get to faster speeds, they don't just start at their max. In the same way, mastering any craft takes the proper time and effort in order to reach the highest level and get the desired results.
You don't have time? Make time. There's always time to do things, even if it's a few minutes each day.
You have other things to do? What other things are you doing, watching movies? Going clubbing? Shopping at the mall? Work? Raising children? Some of these are valid and actually do take priority over most things; however, working on yourself helps you in all aspects of your life and is necessary if you want to learn how to live more efficiently.
There's no excuse you can make to not work on yourself.
When you make time for something and commit to it, you start realizing how much free time you actually have and how much you can achieve if you choose to utilize it properly. When you work on something every day, even for a little bit, it will translate into something amazing. The blood, sweat, and tears that go in to developing yourself will open up so many doors in life.
Let's say you decided to work on wood carvings. Spend one hour a day working on sculptures and by the end of the year you'll have practiced for 364 hours. That's 15 days, or two weeks of dedicating your time on improving your craft. Two weeks of your life that most other people would've spent sitting on their ass watching television or online videos. Two weeks of productivity that might have been wasted had you not taken action.
If you compared your skill from day one to the end of the year, you'd find a massive improvement. Think of what would happen if you continued working on your craft for 2 years, then 10 years. How amazing of a wood sculptor would you be after 20 weeks (5 months) of dedicated work? You'd be godlike. This same principle applies to every skill. It makes sense why concert pianists, who practice for 5-10 hours a day, play so magnificently. They put in the work to get there.
One reason I decided to write a blog and post my art is to have an organized means of tracking my own growth. I've only been writing for a few months and I can already see improvements in my creative processes. It's become easier for me to think of ways to convey my ideas and I can identify areas I need to work on with more ease. The satisfaction that comes from knowing you're improving is priceless, and I look forward to seeing how I grow from here on out.
Why put off until tomorrow what you could do today? You gotta start somewhere and there's no better time than now.
Peace
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| The sparks of progress will continue to grow as long as the flame of determination remains lit |
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