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Some mornings, a message smacks you with clarity — even if it’s printed on a bright red square card. Today’s was: “Practice makes the Master.”

This idea from The Four Agreements hit different today. It’s easy to over-intellectualize growth, to talk about mastery like it’s some distant peak — but really, it’s repetition. It’s showing up, messing up, doing your best again. The card goes on to say that by doing your best over and over, the destructive habits — misusing your word, taking things personally, making assumptions — start to fade. Not disappear in a flash, but slowly weaken.

And that’s the real flex: showing up not for perfection, but for consistency.

In the ZAO, we’ve been building every single day — even when it’s not shiny, even when no one’s watching. That’s the ethos. Whether you’re launching a new drop, finishing a remix, writing your first smart contract, or just trying to remember to stretch in the morning — don’t underestimate what steady effort can do.

So today, wherever you are in your creative journey, let this be your reminder: mastery isn’t a mystery. It’s just practice with heart.

– BetterCallZaal on behalf of the ZAO Team