If you're learning an instrument, be resolved. Start your 2020 revolution, with a resolution.
The best type of New Year resolution (if it's going to get results) is the type that sticks... and they usually stick when we apply a routine to whatever we are trying to get done. So if you're practicing an instrument, sort out what your goals are, the practice you need to do to get there; and most importantly, apply a routine.
In short:
1 - Identify your Goal.
2 - Work out what you need to do to achieve it, including the amount of Time you need to invest and the Date you want to complete this by.
3 - Apply your Routine.
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| Learning to playing an instrument takes time and routine |
Most people are pretty good at working out the first stages and lousy at sticking to the routine needed to achieve their goal. This is especially true of people learning an instrument.
The secret, if there is one, is to build the routine into your daily and weekly activity.
Set aside the time you need, diarise it, set reminders and treat it like anything else that's important, after all it's your goal. Achieve it and it really is like winning something!
So for example:
Goal - learn 5 new pieces
How - with help of guitar teacher and daily practice
Time - 1/2 hour per day
Date - end of the month
Routine - Practice at the start of every day. Set clock to wake 30 minutes earlier.
Of course, if you're a musician, resolution also means the music has come to a close, the tension released, the work is done, the music has been resolved, completed.
And for some of us, especially after a busy Christmas period, where we've been winding up to the holiday period, it's a time to take a break, recharge the batteries, reflect and plan for the year ahead, identify new targets, set new goals, work out a plan ...
Whatever your goals are, I hope you have a good crack at achieving them. Happy New Year. :-)
