Have you ever had the itch to start something you’ve never done before? Anything you want, anything you want to do, if only for a little bit. You think it’s rough, huh? Like you’re too old, to begin with, anything like that. Imagine trying to get into writing, but you were meant to do so when you were seven, and now you’re thirty-seven or seventy-seven, you’ve skipped the door of opportunity.
Nothing of that really matters. If you want to do something that you’ve never done before, time or age should never be an obstacle.
Just start doing it.
Start by doing it, even though you sound like you don’t know what to do. But start with actually starting. Do it straight away or put it on the agenda for any time later to start and do whatever it takes for at least 20 minutes. And if you can’t figure out how to get there, you can always get started.
Don’t overthink it.
You don’t need to make a huge thing out of it. You may tell friends if you want to or don’t, it’s your call. One day, this activity that you’re trying out today will be a major thing, an incredibly important part of your life. But it’s a seed, a light, an inkling, for now, for today. Let it be a little something. Don’t overthink it.
Don’t expect too much of yourself.
This sounds bad, but it isn’t. Have realistic expectations. Don’t put the expectation on yourself that you have to be great at it right out of the gate. Build a dam against perfectionism starting right now.
Have fun.
For real. Just have a little fun! Unharness your desires and cherish producing or playing or doing whatever you want.
It’s all right to do something just for the fun of it. That joy will give glory to God.
Practice and persevere before giving up.
When you do something once, don’t conclude straight away that you’re bad. Train and keep at it for at least six months until you plan to give up.
It will be plenty of time for your talents to sharpen significantly. Also, for you to figure out if you dislike it, you love it, or whether you’re really meh with it and you want to chuck in the towel.
You really shouldn’t think that just because you started something that you’ve got to do for your entire life. Perhaps you will. Perhaps you won’t.
Just because you started and stopped something now doesn’t mean you’ll never start it again.
truth be told, when it’s the appropriate time, the proper season of life, when this new deal is going to bring out the best, then God’s going to make sure you don’t drop it. Seriously, he’s not going to let you lose it until it’s best for you to do it. Or maybe it’s going to be the safest and most beautiful thing for you to never lose it. I suppose you’re just going to have to find out.
Reference: https://rosalievalentine.com/2019/04/23/how-to-do-something-youve-never-done-before/
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