It’s said that it will take you 10,000 hours to become an expert in whatever it is you’re working on.
Here’s what that looks like:
-Right under 5 years of working 40 hours per week.
-Or just about a decade of working part-time.
-But at just one hour a day, it’s gonna take close to 30 years.
We often see people who have “made it” and forget the minutes and hours and days and weeks and months and years and decades they have put in.
It’s not really a matter of talent, but of grit.
For over 2 decades, I've watched my sister, Mary Ashley, paint, sew, crotchet, bake, play piano and create jewelry. She's spent her fringe hours crafting and learning. Not only have I seen her improve, but I have the jewelry and artwork from her past and present that shows the visible growth she's made over the years.
Check out her table at last week's neighborhood event:
Her products are beautiful!
But she's not an "overnight success". She's put in tens of thousands of hours at this point. Which means that you can also become an expert in something you're willing to devote your fringe hours!
So, what’s something you want to achieve? Become a well-known photographer? Own a successful small business? Win an Ironman triathlon? Be a famous pianist? Write a best-seller?
What is it that you want to be really good at, maybe even the best? Are you willing, like Mary Ashley, to put in 10,000+ hours of work to get there?
The years will pass anyway...we might as well work towards our goals.
Comment below with your dream that you're willing to put in 10,000 hours to achieve.
To see and purchase from Mary Ashley, find her on Instagram @maryashleyowens and on ETSY
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