Being willing to step outside our comfort zone and do things we might not be good at (at first) is more uncommon than I expected. I wonder why children are so much more willing to venture out and try new things even if if means a few scrapes and bruises.

Speaking of bruises, This was my exactly one year ago trying to learn how to do double rope jumps:

I knew the theory, I knew what I was supposed to do, but to REALLY learn it and burn it into your muscle memory you've got to do the thing; whatever it is. Yes, we might suck at it at first, but it's the only way.