Every wanted to teach yourself a new skill, movement, or trick? Here is the method I've used to teach myself backflips, presses to handstand, ring movements, and other gymnastics elements as well as Olympic lifting, juggling, slacklining, and as of this past week, skimboarding. I won’t call myself an expert at any of these movements, and the bruises and scrapes on my legs from the skimboard confirm this, but I love the process of learning new skills. While everyone learns differently, and each skill has it’s own unique set of challenges, this model has helped me as an athlete AND as a coach who teaches others how to move for a living. So hopefully you’ll find some helpful tips along the way and can apply it to learn something cool!