Hi Shane,
Great to hear how you are improving different skills in the area of skills. Coming into this program I didn't have much experience with coding and using Maya either. I only started using both of those software when I first entered the program. It's always good to take responsibility of doing other things outside your comfort zone because in the future who knows that those new skills might come in handy. The skills you are learning just now are the ones that I'm trying to improve as well since I want to become better at using those skills in future projects as well.