Beginner’s Luck,,,

A few days back I was comprehending ‘Beginner’s Luck’. For; it’s a fact! I at least have tried and tested that. I wonder what makes new undertakings in never before tried areas successful. Is that simply luck? The beginner’s luck? If so what happens after that? Why should that luck wane? Why does it get tougher and rougher?
I believe in explanations. And I reached some pretty interesting conclusions after a few hours of focused analysis.
(These are what I came up with. But surely would appreciate it if anyone can think of more.)


• Initially we try easier stuffs (like your alphabet song). But later on down the line; we attempt harder assignments (like Shakespeare).
• When we start afresh on anything, the enthusiasm level is the highest. There is an enthusiasm to learn, and finish the task, a thrill of completing something entirely new. So very menial challenges we face add to the thrill rather than hinder us. It’s like that kid who wants to finish his first homework.
• In the beginning we are clear on our limits, the amount of know how (very minimal of course) etc. so we forgive ourselves for these ‘crimes’. As we advance in a field, anything the guy next door knows about it (that we don’t know) makes us feel ignorant. We take ourselves as the self proclaimed experts. This adds to frustration. Takes a toll on that element of enthusiasm, don’t you think? We forget in the process to get the info from the guy next door; and rather prefer to remain ignorant. We thus keep losing a lot of dimensions on that field (which could have helped; if we had only kept that open receptive mind alive!)
• We take help! We take help! We take help! Then after the first project goes live- we know everything! Poor us! Poor poor us! If only we knew that the guy standing at the end of the tunnel had a torch!
• The last but not the least we do not anticipate hurdles. As we know a field, we know what rocks the world and what can put a wedge underneath that smooth rocker. That’s well and good. But the lack of that knowledge and the seriousness of it make the first timer enjoy his journey more.

I realized that if we could work on the above points our beginner’s LUCK need not wane. We could have the ‘beginner’s luck’ for the rest of our lives if:
• We divided our heavy duty stuff to reasonable sizes.
• We kept our enthusiasm bubbling out of the cauldron.
• We remember that we are not gods. We can err (no wonder we are called humans!).
• We don’t think taking help is for losers.
• We look on both sides before crossing. But for god’s sakes if the rest of the path lies on the other side; let’s just cross the highway.