Learning is a journey – it is not a competition. Learning is about you – not others. Maybe they appear confident and more able. Perhaps they have had more experience – perhaps they just learn at different speeds. Keep going! The view from the top of the mountain is the same – however long it took to get there. I am a slow learner – and I have learned slowly from experience that it is a great way to learn. I tell everyone who is learning with me that learning slowly is the quickest way to learn. Fast learning can look impressive – but is often superficial and soon forgotten. I remember after learning for years to play the guitar, I read an interview with Marc Bolan (remember him? T Rex? 1970’s). Anyway, he was asked how long it had taken him to play guitar. In a smug reply (I thought) he said, ‘Three weeks!’ This bothered me for a while – how could that be possible? But then I thought about what he actually performed.  Songs with three chords bashed out with basic strumming! Yes – it had taken him three weeks – and it sounded like it!