A sales manager recently lamented on the fact that he had some big shoes to fill when he took over for someone with over a dozen years of experience. A new pastor at a local church lamented similar feelings in regards to the predecessor with over three
decades of experience.
Those with such tenured experience may appear to others that their job was easy, while one forgets that they too were also in the same boat as the new manager and pastor, just several years ago.
Forgive yourself.
Learn.
And move onward.
Things take time. As the old adage goes: Rome wasn't built in a day.
As a new parent, one sees their own parents and admires them for all that they've gone through. But once again, those big shoes weren't filled overnight. They were honed over years of trial and error.
The same goes for a new artist. Give yourself grace, try new things, and always keep striving to better yourself. Those who are accomplished in the field you are aspiring into had their own trials and errors before they hit it big.
You may your own worst critic.
Quit being so hard on yourself. Give yourself grace.
Again, it takes time.
Patience.
