The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.
Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
The dog that trots about finds a bone.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Well done is better than well said.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.