When you videotape yourself once, you capture your mistakes When you videotape yourself over a year, you showcase your progress Facing my fear of public speaking as an arc of progress really helped me stay mentally strong when videotaping each individual speech.
Ask that person out Apply for that job Ask for a raise Request a discount Start a business Apply for that college Submit that manuscript Enter that contest Submit that artwork To make progress you gotta get more rejections.
Getting better at a skill means being bad at it. A lot. The beginning is gonna fucking suck. You’re gonna want to give up. You might get depressed. You might throw a fit. You might curse and shake your fists. Getting better at a skill means being bad at it. At first. Keep moving forward….