You’re never going to be immediately good at something you’ll do it right eventually.

– Billie Eilish

One thing that I hear from a lot of people is “oh, I could never do that”. There tends to be this idea that I just woke up able to do this one day and here we are. Like with anything, to get somewhere takes some work.

There was a quote at MAX last year that really stuck out to me:

“Without beginners there would be no experienced artists” Just try.

It’s completely true about anything. Writers don’t tend to pop out a masterpiece the first time they put pen to paper. Engineers don’t put together a bridge in their sleep. Doctors don’t start with brain surgery.

At one point DaVinci didn’t know how to read. There was a time where Jane Goodall knew nothing about chimpanzees. Even Elton John has a time in his life where he’d never touched a piano before. But they all got started.

I am not comparing myself to the great minds above, but I did work to get where I am. I continue to work everyday to keep going and improve. The growth is never done. If it is then it’s time to move on to something else.

If you can’t do something, and you don’t want to, fine. But if there is something that truly interests you, that you want to be part of your life, wishing it to be won’t get you very far. You have to get started. No matter what it is, you can do it. There’s online resources, videos, blogs, social media direction, there’s community groups and clubs that can be joined. If there’s an interest, there’s a resource.

You won’t start awesome. It’s a fact. Failure is part of the process. There’s something that all of us need to learn. But with persistence and practice, we can really get somewhere.

All you need to do is get started… and then keep at it. Me sitting here wishing that I drew a little something everyday doesn’t get me far, I have to actually draw a little something every single day.

So get going! What do you want to have as part of your life this year? How can you make that happen?