PRACTICE Makes Perfect

Maralisa's "Outliers – 10,000 Hours for Success" just continues to prove that the old saying, "practice makes perfect" is in fact, true. I enjoyed reading this post because it provided a feeling of inspiration for me. It reminds us that we are capable of whatever we set our minds to. It also shows us that talent doesn't necessarily come naturally, it comes from continuous perseverance in mastering a specific skill.

 The information Marelista provided about stars and well-known people was inspiration in itself for me. Even the people that we admire and look up to as role models on a daily basis started at the bottom. They knew nothing about their skills at one point. The factor that allows them to stick out however, is their perserverance. Perseverance in what your passionate about will enable you to master your skill, no matter what it may be.


While perserverance and passion play a large role in mastering a skill, repetition plays a major role as well. Marelista's statistics show that no matter what the art may be, 10,000 hours of practice are required to truely become a master of it.


Although this number can seem large, and some may say it doesnt require that much practice to master something, but how could you learn the every in and out of something before experiencing it in a plethora of different ways? To truely master a skill, you are required and expected to know every fact down to last detail about it. This seems very difficult, and it is, however the key to succeeding is practice.


Overall, the only way to really get good at something is through practice. You need to practice what works, and even  more importantly, what doesnt work. By doing this, you allow yourself to learn every aspect of that subject. With enough time, effort, and practice, any dream can become a reality, statistics show.