The learning process : Consistency the mother of all skills

We learn skills through repetition, be it painting, mathematics, or languages. These skills once acquired, will stay, given a little maintenance, with us for the rest of our lives.

We could look at them as a non taxable property that nobody can claim ownership to them besides us.
Whenever we go, these aqcuired skills will be ready to serve us. We could kepp improving them and  we could also turn them into a source of income.
Physical investments, such as acquiring real estate, could be a very lucrative endeavor, but unlike the "internal" investment, their upfront costs, and the subsequent fees couldn't fit all the budgets, and might only be possible for persons with large capitals.
Skills that are "internal" could be learned at a minimal cost. Patience, consistency and repetition are its major building blocks.

Delayed gratification is the center-stage character in the learning process. Most people quit because they don't see tangible results after a given amount of time. They want proofs that their efforts are going to bear results, readily forgetting that these "proofs" require time to make themselves availble to us.

The bamboo tree remains underground for five years, and in a couple of weeks it breaks the surface and shoots up to its full height.

The bamboo tree does not question its growth, it just waits until its time for it to flourish.
The formula is simple, pick something you like and stick to it for a long period of time.
During the learning process, you discover complementary skills, you try out different tactics and you evetually start solving problems that people are seeking answers to.
From there, you could turn these skills into services that you could offer to people for a fee and insure a good livelihood.

"Walk by faith, not by sight".