Mawuli Jr.

There is no shame in admitting that you cannot do something. Think about David when he was going to fight Goliath. It was his first time facing a man of Goliath’s stature, even though he had fought a lion and a bear before. Saul gave him his armour, and David tried it on. But he couldn’t move comfortably in it, so he took it off. He didn’t say, “Let me manage. Let me pretend I know what I’m doing so nobody thinks I’m inexperienced.” No. He put it aside and went with what he knew. And he killed Goliath. Now, imagine if David had insisted on using Saul’s armour just to prove that he could. He would have gone into that battle with something that wasn’t suited to him. Sometimes, the problem isn’t that you lack the ability to win. It’s that you’re trying to win with what doesn’t work for you. Let’s bring this home. Someone asks you to edit a video using Adobe Premiere Pro. You’ve never used it before, but you’re familiar with CapCut, InShot and other editing apps. Instead of pretending you know Premiere Pro and delivering a terrible job, why not say, “I’m not familiar with Premiere Pro yet, but I can deliver this using CapCut”? If the task requires Premiere Pro specifically, be honest about your current limitations and be willing to learn. But if the goal is to deliver a beautiful video and CapCut can get the job done, use what you know. There is a difference between being incapable and being unfamiliar with a tool. And as you grow in life, you must learn to recognise that difference. You want to get to the top, so you keep saying yes to everything. Can you do this? Yes. Can you handle that? Yes. Can you deliver this? Yes. Meanwhile, you have no idea how to do half the things you’ve agreed to. And when you eventually fail to deliver, you damage the very reputation you’re trying to build. People become reluctant to recommend you because they can no longer trust your word. Listen, admitting that you don’t know something doesn’t make you less capable. It gives you room to learn, improve and make better decisions. David went on to fight many more battles. He didn’t remain the young shepherd who fought Goliath. He grew into a king and a warrior. You, too, will grow. You will learn new tools, acquire new skills and become capable of handling things you cannot handle today. But you don’t have to pretend you’ve arrived when you’re still learning. So, my word for you this weekend is simple: learn to put it aside. Put aside what you cannot handle yet. Be honest about what you know. Use what you have mastered when it can get the job done, and learn what you need to learn for the next level. You don’t have to prove that you can do everything. Sometimes, wisdom is knowing what to put aside so you can win the battle in front of you.