Anything new and unfamiliar scares the pants off of me. I always go through the same basic steps: 1. Panic - I'm going to fail, I don't want to do this, I want to quit. 2. Research - I must read, talk to people, google and/or watch as many youtube videos as possible about this task. (It depends on the thing as to which I lean on first) 3. Do - I have to just do the thing. (this is the scariest part for me but it's the only way I'll learn) For me doing the thing has gotten me laughed at, dirty looks and a lot of questions which inevitably leads to the next step. 4. Fail - This is my strongest skill. I am quit possibly the best failure that's ever lived. I've never been naturally good at anything, step 4 is something I get to quickly. 5. Learn - Doing and failing get me to the learning stage. I figure things out and start to see the patterns, the rules, the flow. 6. Streamlining - I take what I've learned and make it better in some way. This is ...
Building a career while parenting and living a healthy lifestyle