Guitar Practice And Setting Goals
One of the main aspects of practicing guitar is setting goals. If you're going to succeed, you need to set goals.. period! I'll tell you why this is so important. It's not only important, but it is also incredibly powerful. If you're going to be continually improving as a guitar player you need goals to reach for. Why? Because they keep you on track for one thing.. and for another you will be giving your sub-conscious mind a clear direction to to focus on. When you write goals down and you commit to them you set the wheels into motion.. and things start to happen in your subconscious mind. So in essence, when you write something down, you are making it a lot more likely that it will happen. This may sound a little wacky to some people, and possibly not at all important, but is is highly important to your long term success. But you need to trust me on this. Before I started to set goals in my life, and in my guitar practice I was frustrated and didn't get the results I was after. Goal setting not only keeps you focused, but it also makes it so that you can get results from your practice. Also, if you don’t set goals, you won’t have a clear measure of whether or not you’ve made any progress. This can mean that you won’t make much progress, or that maybe you don’t notice the progress you've made. This can lead to lack of desire to play guitar and lack of desire is a 100% guaranteed route to failure. That’s not what you want, is it? So, in summary: You must cover each of these points: • You must set long-term and short-term goals. • You must read & review your goals before you practice. • You must focus on completing these goals while you’re practicing. • When you finish practicing, review your goals and tick off the goals you have completed. • If you miss a goal, don’t worry! Review the goal and decide if it was realistic enough. If it wasn’t realistic, change it until it is. If you still feel it is realistic, leave it there and work on it next time. • It helps to make your goal time limited. (E.g. Within 30 days) This will help keep you focused and accountable.
