*pap* Nonsense, we all got potential. We can't improve until we try. If you want yo get better at what you love most, you gunna have to work for it. Doing nothing rewards you with nothing.

So one, STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS. Stop it, every time you say that Imma slap you silly. =3=)/
Sure, you can say someone is more skilled but they too work hard at what they do, and if you want to be as skilled at them, DON'T GIVE UP, PRACTICE ALWAYS, AND ALWAYS TRY TO IMPROVE THROUGH RAIN OR SHINE!
Remember, you can't be better than an artist, because they perfected something that cannot be copied or obtained through work. They have perfected themselves. They have a style they have mastered, a spark of uniqueness they only they can have. Don't try to be the better Dawn or the better Picasso. Be the best TAKA you can be, and you can go anywhere.

If you believe you are going nowhere, then guess what, you will go nowhere. Do you know how powerful your mind is? Do you know why optimistic people who otherwise have rather shit or bland lives make the most off a situation? Because positive thinking actually legitimately works. The brain controls EVERYTHING in your body. So if you want to be better, stop feeding it bad thoughts, feed it with hope. Wake up everyday thinking I can do it. No matter what, depression be damned, I want you to ALWAYS have faith in you. Put lil reminders up, pep talk yourself, do whatever you need to do to have positive feelings about yourself or at least to give that lil push and drive.

Taka, we have been buds for a while, and we will be buds forever more. I don't plan to quit on you any time ever, so don't quit on yourself.

You can do it.