“If you are not willing to be a fool, you can’t become a master.”
– Jordan Peterson

Of course you want to skip that part where you feel awkward and might look dumb. What you have to remember is that it isn’t a lack of talent holding you back — it’s just fear of momentary failure.

That fear is the biggest gatekeeper to mastery.

For some, fear of failure is just too big to face. For others, it’s just part of the process — laughed off, learned from, and moved past.

If you’re a novice chasing a difficult skill, you’re going to look like a novice. That’s the price of admission to mastery. But what matters more? Protecting your ego today, or building the strength, skills, and legacy that you truly desire?

Not every rep will be pretty, but every mistake is still a rep.

Today's discomfort is tomorrow's confidence.