Thomas Umstattd Jr.

5 Steps to Master Any Skill

If perfectionism is not the answer what is? Skill. A man skilled in his work will stand before kings. Here are the 5 steps to master any skill. 5 Steps to Skill: 1. Study/Train Excellent people read everything they can about the task at hand. They listen to advice and ask questions. They take every opportunity to practice even if it means working without pay. They submit to the scoldings of a master....

4 Problems with Perfectionism

Why are skillful people rare? Because most of us fall pray to perfectionism. “Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” -Proverbs 22:29 Every time I read this verse I think of Benjamin Franklin. In his autobiography he attests to the truth of this verse stating that he had stood before many kings and even had dinner with the king...