Skills aren't given - they're earned
No one can give you a skill.
A hammer in your hand is only a tool.
Skill comes later. It’s earned.
The path from tool to skill is ugly. It involves mistakes, failure, pain, and self-doubt.
As you learn how to swing that hammer…it won’t be pretty.
Julia Cameron said it best in the Artist’s Way, “It's impossible to get better and look good at the same time.”
Transforming a tool into a skill requires practice, coaching, humility… and time. Lots of time…
It’s worth it.
Finely tuned skills empower us to communicate more persuasively, lead more effectively, and serve more meaningfully.
Getting tools of the trade is easier than acquiring skills of the art.
That’s why tools are abundant and skills are rare.
What tool are you ready to develop into a skill this year?