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[Mark]

"GETTING YOURSELF STARTED - OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION"

I can't get started. Sound familiar? I thought so. As a matter of fact, those exact four words are so common that there's even a classic standard that goes by the same title. Well, we're going to spend some time this month talking more about your goals, especially those that you know need addressing, but somehow manage to remain in the procrastination slush pile, for days, months, years, or even decades of time spent in needless frustration.

I consider myself to be an excellent authority on this subject, and therefore in a perfect position to share my thoughts with you. Why? Simple. Despite what you may think, relative to my visible artistic accomplishments, I'm as guilty as anyone of "putting off today what can be done tomorrow" (and tomorrow rarely comes, if you haven't noticed). I also work with players every day who are so close to making major breakthroughs, yet continually stop themselves by coming up with all sorts of excuses for not getting started. And getting yourself started, the theme of this article, is really what it's all about.

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To read the complete article, which was distributed last night to Vision Music mailing list members, click here. All for now...

- Mark
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"Anyone can make the simple complicated. Creativity is making the complicated simple" - Mingus

[nylenny]

Mark,

This is such good advice -- I'm sorry I missed this post until now.

I play a bit of a game with myself when I don't feel like practicing. I make myself a deal: "I'll play for fifteen minutes, and if I don't feel like playing anymore after that, I'll stop." In the dozens of times I've done this, I've only stopped once.

Nice chord lick in the post too!

[Mark]