7 Reasons Why You Keep Failing At Your Skills

That feeling you get when you learn a skill, put your best effort in implementing it and still fail at it can be really frustrating, right? It can suppress the motivation and zeal to learn more and try again. There are several reasons that contribute to failing at that skill (either hard or soft skill) you have at hand. These reasons varies from the learning procedure, implementation of the skill, your personal capabilities and passion. Without wasting much of our time, let’s get at it.

1. The Learning Platform.

The learning platform of skills is the top of the problem in my list. Nowadays, there are thousands of people and organizations that offer paid courses on several skills. Unfortunately, many of them are only interesting in selling their products, knowing fully that their products lack content. People keep complaining of purchasing ebooks and course that do not go in-depth into what they need. Many platforms offer half baked skills in their paid courses, leaving the learners with half information about the skill. It is no surprise if one keeps failing at a skill with half baked knowledge. It is essential that you learn your skill appropriately and avoid half baked learning.

2. Learning the Wrong Skills.

Learning the wrong skill can be a major challenge to the success of that skill you have. This may trigger some inquisitiveness; is it possible to learn the wrong skills? The answer is YES, you can learn the wrong skills. Learning a skill requires you to first look into yourself and ask yourself what you love doing best. Your personality and level of task management should determine the type of skill you should be learning. If you detest complex tasks and have little patience, you should not consider learning coding. If you are an extrovert and love meeting new people then affiliate marketing can be a good choice for you. In sum, many are struggling with learning and using their skills because they’ve picked up a skill that is contrastive to their nature.

3. Following the Crowd.

Just as we have unique fingerprints as humans, so do we have unique ways of doing things. Many people fail at their skills because they are trying to use it the same way a lot of people are using it. There is really no new skill out there, someone around you definitely has that same skill you have. The difference and what will make you standout is your uniqueness. You are permitted to deviate as long as it is serving the purpose of your skill. Following the crowd has made a lot of people fail at what they do as it brings dissatisfying results.

4. Refusing to Evolve.

You will agree with me that the world is constantly changing. New inventions are created and upgrades come up every day. Many people are failing in their businesses because they refuse to join the moving train of evolution. Competitors come up with new patterns everyday and new ways of doing things are created. You need to constantly unlearn, learn and relearn in order to stand out and remain relevant in your field. A fashion designer for instance needs to be on the outlook for the new and trending styles in order to remain relevant. One of the best way to succeed using your skills is constantly subjecting yourself to change.

5. Little to no Value.

Another reason why you might keep failing in using your skills is if you offer little to no value. No one is interested in something that has no value. The level of value of a skill is the difference among competitors. As I’ve mentioned earlier, there are many people that has that same skill you possess. You need to add more value to what you do. Feel free to observe what others are doing, compare their strengths and weaknesses, create a better version, and implement it to your skill.

6. Know Your Audience.

A major reason why your skill keep failing is because you are targeting the wrong audience. Every skill has its target audience and knowing them will give you a better hedge at succeeding. For instance, a university student marketing sales of cars in the university setting will need to target lecturers and non-teaching staffs of the school. He will hardly make any sales if his target audience is strictly his fellow students. Hence, it is very important you know your audience, what they need and how the evolve with their needs.

7. Investment.

Investment! You read that right. You need to invest time and funds into your skill. You need to constantly polish your skills. Even professionals keep practicing, trying new methods and learning new updates. You need to set a time aside and review your skills, learn more, and take up new updates on your skills. You need to be dynamic and not static. 

Before concluding, permit me to leave you with a quote by Johannes Larsson, “Never chase opportunities. Let it come to you by creating value and building rare skillsets.” To be successful with your skills, you need to first find a skill that matches your capabilities, create value and build the skill. To conclude, remember that failing is part of growth, you can either give up or reevaluate yourself and try again.