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on dusting off old skills

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Jim Dalling
Aug 19, 2024
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Think of something you once did.

You don’t do this anymore.

Doing it again might raise a few eyebrows.

Maybe you once used to be able dance swan lake.

Perhaps you once specialized in a distance sport like running, cycling or swimming.

Or maybe, just maybe you were once small enough to crawl into a space that other people couldn’t get into.

Maybe it was a role you once played: waiter, dj, coach, photographer, teacher…

Imagine returning to it after a considerable time to something that was core to your identity.

What would be more difficult - the actual task in front of you, or restraining yourself from reassuring nervous others that Oh yes, I know what I’m doing.

You know what you’re doing.

Go do it.

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