I had a total aha! moment
I have been noodling around with websites since 2005. For the most part my results have been hit or miss. I kind of lose focus, or get analysis paralysis about my next step... I know where I want to be but not how to get there. I tend to get a bit bogged down in details, too.
So I was happy to find WA and I have already found so many amazing pieces of the puzzle in my short time here. I have barely scratched the surface - I'm eager to learn and yet... I struggle with a bit of perfectionism, I think. Having the step-by-step guides helps and I keep re-focusing my attention on getting through the certification courses, doing the tasks and not getting ahead of myself.
On to my aha! moment. I have 2 boys, age 5 and 8, both are in taekwondo (TKD) and one has just started taking piano. My younger son kind of fusses about how repetitive TKD practice is, and my older one gets frustrated practicing piano because he's not at Mozart levels yet.
Sound familiar??
I spend a lot of time reminding both kids (mainly my 5 year old) that they repeat a lot in TKD so they will learn it and get good at it. That all the practicing builds their skills and the stuff that was new 6 months ago is easy now because they've practiced it so much. My 8 year old is learning green belt form (a complex set of movements that has to be perfected to advance belt levels) and practices it constantly. I try to remind him not to get frustrated because it's new, that he'll learn it just like he did yellow belt form.
Tonight that same 8 year old started trying to learn Jingle Bells on the piano. He started to get fussy pretty quickly. I did 2 things - first I suggested he go slow and just do one part for starters. Get good at the one section and add the next. Then I was completely understanding the moment - I told him that I like making websites, but I'm still learning how. That I need to practice to get better, keep working at it, study the lessons and basically, practice what I preach to my kids.
Recent Comments
5
TKD practice develops muscle memory. Website creation gets easier the more you know but the real power is in the writing. More writing helps your brain to focus.
Take the hard parts and do them over and over and develop that muscle memory in your brain.
I am a firm believer in that everything happens for a reason. If you pay attention to the synchronicities in life I think you really are given an opportunity to grow.
See more comments
I can so relate to everything you have said here. I, too struggle with perfectionism and get frustrated over details. I love the way you saw yourself in your boys struggles as well. excellent post and aha moment.