This is the journey.

Ran 7 miles home from work this evening.

As I sat in the plush office of my company's President encouraging her to donate to the American Cancer Society, I heard myself say, "I'm learning. I've never fundraised before, so I'm figuring out how to do it." The words flew out of my mouth, and I realized something in the midst of my nervousness....

There's so much pressure to be instantly confident, to spontaneously master a skill. I've certainly pressured myself to be intellectually dexterous, be the best communicator, be athletically more inclined, etc. and still make it seem like it's all a breeze for me. People do it all the time. Sometimes it's nice to acknowledge that things take work. Most of my skills are not instincts. Some are. The rest are learned. And as I'm learning, I don't want to focus so steadfastly on the end goal that I gloss over the struggle and the insecurity preceding it. That's been a great part.