>> ARON: I'M GETTING CLOSE TO AN IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY IN A MAN'S LIFE: THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF WHEN I STARTED PLAYING THE DRUMS.

I PICKED UP THE DRUMS DURING A STRANGE POINT IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I THOUGHT LESSONS WOULD GIVE ME STRUCTURE AND A DEFINABLE GOAL OUTSIDE OF WORK, BUT WHAT THE DRUMS REALLY TAUGHT ME IS SOMETHING MUCH MORE IMPORTANT: THAT I'M TERRIBLE AT DRUMS.

I'M TRASH AT THE DRUMS.

TRULY AWFUL.

I MAKE LARS ULRICH LOOK LIKE NEIL PERT.

I AM THE RINGO OF RINGOS.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW TERRIBLE I AM AT THIS INSTRUMENT.

MY CAR NEEDING A NEW RADIATOR MAKES A MORE CONSISTENT BEAT THAN ME TRYING MY BEST.

MY COORDINATION ON A DRUM SET IS SO BAD THAT YOU WOULD THINK MY ARMS WERE PURELY DECORATIVE.

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY FALLING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WOULD SOUND BETTER THAN ME ATTEMPTING A SONG I'VE PRACTICED FOR A MONTH.

AND DESPITE ALL THAT, I LOVE TO DO IT.

IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE ACTIVITIES.

IT GIVES ME SO MUCH JOY JUST TO TRY BEING GOOD AT THIS THING.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO DO MORE OF: BE BAD AT SOMETHING.

IT OFTEN FEELS LIKE SUCCESS IS THE ONLY DETERMINING FACTOR IN WHETHER WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING OR NOT.

AND I THINK THAT'S WRONG.

IF YOU'RE BAD AT SOMETHING, BUT DOING IT MAKES YOU HAPPY, SHOULDN'T YOU DO IT REGARDLESS?

IF EVERY CAKE YOU BAKE TASTES LIKE A BRICK BUT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE A STAR, SHOULDN'T YOU BAKE?

IF ATTEMPTING TO DANCE MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE A DEER TAKING ITS FIRST STEPS BUT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE SHAKIRA, SHOULDN'T YOU SHAKE IT?

JOY WILL ALWAYS BE HARD TO COME BY, SO DON'T LET EXPERTISE GET IN THE WAY OF IT.

SO THIS SPRING, TRY.

TRY ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, EVEN IF YOU'RE BAD AT IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE BAD AT IT, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING YOU SHOULD BE A NOVICE AT IS BEING MISERABLE.

TAKE IT FROM A GUY WHO POORLY MARCHES AT THE BEAT OF HIS OWN DRUM.

DOING SOMETHING POORLY TO FEEL GOOD ALWAYS FEELS BETTER THAN DOING SOMETHING PERFECT THAT