“. . . the truth is, talent grows slowly. You would not criticize a seedling because it was not yet a tall oak tree; nor should you get upset because your skill circuitry is in the growth stage. Instead, build it with daily deep practice.”
Coyle mentions hearing the phrase, “Think like a gardener, work like a carpenter,” at Spartek, the Russian tennis training center that’s shown enormous success.
Whether it’s our own skills or those of our singers, we have to understand that, like gardens, we take tending and only grow and develop over time.
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