| Here's a quick question for you. What's
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| | How sad!Luckily, not everyone has this
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| the one biggest thing stopping you from
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| | loser preception. I have students who are
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| becoming the guitarist that you truly want
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| | just as busy (or busier!) but perceive the
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| to be? Is it lack of time to practice? How
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| | whole situation differently. They see
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| about lack of money to get guitar lessons?
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| | their nine to five job as a challenge.
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| How about a spouse who doesn't support
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| | They meet this challenge by getting up
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| your guitar playing endevours? Or what
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| | early to practice. They also make sure
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| about having to work long hours to support
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| | that they exercise regularly so that they
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| your family?If you're like 97% of
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| | also have the energy to practice after
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| guitarists, you said the wrong answer. The
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| | work as well. Bottom line? They are
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| right answer is YOU. Everyone is their own
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| | steadily progressing towards their musical
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| biggest obstacle to their guitar playing
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| | goals and dreams!Can you see how the
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| progress. Before you get offended and
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| | different preceptions of the same
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| abuse me, let me explain further...I
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| | circumstance caused two different sets of
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| believe strongly that our reality is based
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| | actions?Let's now look at a simple way
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| not on our circumstances but our
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| | that you can perceive your "negative
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| PERCEPTION to our circumstances. This
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| | circumstances" differently. Please follow
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| means that you could have two guitarists
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| | the following steps...***Step One***Write
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| in exactly the same situation who react
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| | down a circumstance in your life that you
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| completely differently to that situation.
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| | feel is slowing down your guitar
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| I'll give you a real life example...I have
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| | progress.***Step Two***Write down exactly
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| a roommate who works a nine to five job.
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| | HOW the circumstance prevents you from
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| Nothing unusual there...a lot of people
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| | progressing.***Step Three***Write down at
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| do. Unfortunately this roommate uses his
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| | least ten action steps that you could take
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| job as an excuse not to practice. He says
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| | to overcome the circumstance. Don't stop
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| that when he gets home from work he's
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| | until you have at least ten.***Step
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| always too tired to practice. I suggested
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| | Four***Just do it! Take action and DO the
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| to him once that he could get up an hour
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| | action steps. Do what ever it takes.
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| earlier each day to practice. This comment
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| | Remember...your musical development is at
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| caused him to look at me like I was
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| | stake!One last thought. I believe that for
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| insane. Bottom line? My roommate isn't
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| | EVERY excuse you could ever have, there
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| willing to make a VERY small lifestyle
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| | are guitarists in the world who have
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| change to pursue his musical dreams. Most
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| | overcome exactly the same excuse.Craig
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| likely he'll go to his grave lamenting the
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| | Bassett is a professional guitarist,
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| fact that he "never had time to practice".
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| | author and guitar tutor.
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