I took my first typing class in the tenth grade in high school, but I sucked at typing. When we did typing speed tests, I would pull off 20 words per minute, while the the rest of the class was averaging 30-35 words per minute.
My typing teacher was insistently trying to talk me into dropping her class, but I didn't want to. It was very discouraging.
A few weeks after school started, the school district realized that I should've been bussed to a new school that had opened, but I was somehow overlooked. They got me situated with a new schedule at the new school. I attended typing class at the new school and seemed to do much better. I was still slower than I wanted to be, but not way behind the rest of the class.
As I advanced to my senior year, the instructor for Vocational Office Education (VOE) also just happened to be my typing teacher. I was able to participate in this program. This was an after school work program where I was able to attend 3 classes in the morning and go to work in an office setting in the afternoon (gaining much needed experience).
After I graduated, I knew that I wanted to go to secretarial school and make that my career, which definitely requires typing skills.
Years passed and I still struggled with my typing speed, even in secretarial school. When I interviewed for secretarial jobs, my typing speed would sometimes not pass the requirements.
One day, my mother asked me to run an errand for her over to my Aunt Paula's house. As she and I were talking, I told her about my typing dilemma. She encouraged me not to type by the letter, but type by the word. She said, "As you type, don't spell out words, just type the words you're reading." I began doing this, and practiced diligently. My typing speed increased dramatically.
If I had listened to my tenth grade typing teacher and dropped typing class, I would've never been able to pursue my 20-year secretarial career path. I would've failed at my love of writing because typing is a major requirement for writing.
Whatever your niche is, hold tightly. Don't lose hope. If that niche is God's will for you, it will certainly come to pass. Though it might tarry, wait for it, because in the end it will speak, and will not lie. When the appointed time comes, it will manifest (Hab. 2:3).
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