The big challenge for new students of this work with the spirit world is in recognising their own strengths and weaknesses, and overcoming the desire to continually judge themselves against their peers and mentors.
I know that when I first sparked an interest in exploring the phenomena of communications with the other side, I knew zilch. I was a completely blank canvas. I had not been aware of spirit in the previous forty years of my life, and to some degree was very sceptical that this was a thing anyway.