Personality-wise, I'm more a creature of "been there, done that" than one of habit. Conquer once, and never look back. No reruns or replays.

But I'm breaking that cycle now that I know the value of repetition.

For example, I took the same storytelling workshop THREE times last year. That never happens.

But I had to be honest with myself and realize that I could show up in a much bigger way than I did the first time around.

I was just getting warmed up on the platform, the world had gone up in flames, and I had barely completed the self-guided homework. So I came back and did it again. And again. Until I got it right.

Since then, I’ve taken the same approach with favorite songs and movies - revisiting them several times to understand exactly what I love so much about them.

With every cycle, I’m stimulated by something new.

I'll never again think twice about reading, watching, or learning something...twice.