Most kids try to hide things they’re not good at.

But I decided to try something different.

My English was really bad.

I couldn’t speak well or write good sentences.

My grades were very low, and I had trouble understanding what people said.

Here’s what I asked myself:

What if being bad at something could actually help me?

During college, I loved reading @GQMagazine and was obsessed with Neil French’s long copy ad work.

So, I started copying the words I saw in the magazines and began to trace Neil French’s work.

Word by word.

Like learning to play an instrument on a hit song.

At first, it felt weird, like I was a robot.

But then something amazing happened.

I started to see patterns in the words.

My messy English began to make more sense.

I looked closely at how the words were put together.

I asked myself:

• How does this word look on the page?
• How do the sentences fit together?
• What makes a paragraph look good?

Slowly, my writing got better.

Sentences started to sound like music.

Describing words made pictures in my head.

Action words made stories come alive.

The thing I was bad at became something I was good at.

My struggle turned into a skill.

Little had I known, at the time, I was doing something called “copywork.” It means copying good writing to learn from it.

Duh, right?

What are you not good at?

Maybe it’s hiding a way for you to grow.

Try looking at it differently.

Copying isn’t just copying.

It’s like diving into a pool of good ideas.

You soak them up and learn how to make your own.

Can you see how good writing is built?

It’s like a house made of words.

Look closer.

Think harder.

The big mountain of things you can’t do?

It’s actually stairs that help you get better.

Every mistake teaches you something.

Every time you stop to look around, you see something new.

Not being perfect can teach you a lot.

It’s a journey to learn about yourself.

It can lead you to be good at something you never expected.

So be happy about the things you’re not good at.

They might help you grow.

Let your struggles show you the way.

Your best teacher is inside you.

Will you listen, even if it doesn’t speak perfectly?