you're going to suck...and that's okay

Writing every day sucked.

I wasn’t good.

And because I wasn’t good, it felt like a chore.

I wasn’t having fun.

I felt like quitting so many times.

But I kept going.

So, I kept writing and writing.

As I wrote more, I became a lot more confident.

I started adopting the right writing habits and abandoning the old ones.

And guess what happened?

Eventually, I got to a point where I stopped sucking.

Sorry ya’ll, but I’m about to drop a truth bomb.

If you’re starting something new for the first time…you’re going to suck.

And that’s okay.

Just think about it.

How are you going to be good at something if you’ve never done it before?

You haven’t stuck with “the thing” long enough to know what’s “good” or what’s “bad”.

And yet so many people think this way.

They pick up “the thing” and guess what happens?

They suck.

And because they suck, they give up not long after.

I know because I’ve been there before.

As I mentioned in the beginning, I wanted to give up so many times.

But, I can’t imagine what I’d be doing if I hadn’t stuck it out.

So, this is my advice to you.

Whatever skill you wanna learn, know that you’re going to suck…at first.

And that’s okay.

Just keep showing up.

Put the work in.

Keep reworking your process.

You do that long enough, and eventually you’ll start flying.

What once sucked feels like you’re playing a game.

Anyway, that’s all I got for ya.

Thanks for reading and I hope you have a blessed rest of your day.

Alex “stop sucking” Garcia out.