Has someone ever thought of how they've improved in something, such as, tennis, art, a extracurricular activity, etc.? Ralph Waldo Emerson, an author, says that 'unless you try to do something you've already mastered, you will never grow'. I agree with his statement, because for me even though someone might have mastered something or know how to do it, they should always try new things to improve or grow with what they've done. On the other hand, someone may have a hard time doing something to improve their work. People should give it their all and try their hardest to grow, because what counts is that someone is trying. For someone to progress in something they've already mastered involves three things, such as; obstacles, failure, and motivation.…show more content… Failure is the most common thing everyone may run into when improving with something, but this should never be able to bring someone down. No matter how hard or easy the task may be, people can only learn from their mistakes. When someone may try something for the first time it seems to be hard, until they actually try it. Then, when someone does try it they find that they may be awful at it, but once they keep seeing those mistakes they'll try to make it better. For example, pro skier's know how to ski, but they always know what to improve making their flips and jumps. As if they go beyond the boundaries, but it's not easy, because with some mistake they use them to go back and fix to improve. Furthermore, someone trying to improve what they've done might find obstacles. For example, someone who is trying to improve their art has trouble fixing their style, but while trying to improve the style they find that its harder then they thought, but keep trying to fix it. Someone else, on the other hand, might give up at the first obstacle they come across. Unlike them, one can't give up, and should keep moving forward to work on the obstacle fix it. No matter how bad the obstacle may be or hard it is one can
