This is the Warrior Kid podcast number 38, Ask Uncle Jake.

And this podcast is based on the five way of the warrior kid books.

The first one, way of the warrior kid.

The second one, Mark's mission.

The third one, where there's a will.

The fourth one, field manual.

And book five letters from Uncle Jake. and the books are about young mark who faces

a lot of the same problems that kids everywhere face but mark gets help solving those problems from

his uncle jake who is a navy seal and who stays with mark in the summertime there's also a movie coming out this year that does a great job showing Mark's journey

becoming a warrior kid.

And this podcast is for kids to hear some more lessons from Uncle Jake and also get the

chance to ask Uncle Jake questions.

It's been a while since I recorded one of these podcasts.

And I wanted to start with a lesson that I think is very important for Warrior Kids.

And that lesson is this.

When you start something new, you aren't going to be very good at it. Now, this might seem obvious, but it's true,

and a lot of people don't think about this. Some kids think that when they start something new,

they're going to be amazing at it. Like playing a sport like soccer or or wrestling or basketball or jiu-jitsu.

They think when they started they're going to be amazing at it.

But it doesn't work that way.

You have to practice to get good at something.

And that means when you start, you haven't practiced yet so you are not going to be good at it. You are going to drop the ball when you're playing football. You're going to miss the basket when you play basketball. You're going to get pinned when you wrestle. You're going to miss the goal when you're playing soccer. You're going to get tapped out in jiu-jitsu. You are going to lose. You're just not going to be very good when you start. But this is what I want

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