Perspective

I don't know who first said this quote, but it really stuck out to  me. "The  Master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried."

 Whatever the skill we are trying to learn, we look up at our heroes in the time of their glorious act, and forget the thousands of hours of practice leading up to that moment. We read the bestselling novel and don't see the countless hours spent under other pen names perfecting their craft. We see the perfect three-point shot, but not the weeks of preparations involved. We can master whatever skill we want, it just takes time. Even the masters were beginners once.