A great motivator named Earl Nightingale came up with the this definition of success…

“Success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal.”

I like that definition very much! What does this definition mean to you? Let’s take a closer look at what you want to achieve…

Spend a few minutes writing down what “worthy ideal” means to you. It is my vision of perfection…a vision of what I would ideally want & like things to be. It is a vision that I find inspiring and energizing!

If your success with guitar is totally dependant on working towards a worthy ideal, doesn’t it make sense that you first need to figure out what YOUR worthy ideal is? How can you progressively realize something even if you don’t know what it is? Let’s do some exercises to figure your one out…

You must invest a couple hours a day doing the following exercises. They will seriously help you build a mental picture of what your goal is in your head…

Exercise 1:
Try to imagine how you would like to play.Try to imagine what your guitar will look like, sound like, and feel like.What guitar are you a master of? How does your improvising sound? What is going on with your composing? Please write down your answers now.

Exercise 2:
I want you to imagine your ideal guitar playing career. Would you be a master guitar teacher? What about an amazing performing artist? Or another goal can be performing as part of a highly successful band? What do you think about being an in demand studio guitarist? What do you really want to do? You can write down your answers now.

Exercise 3:
Jot down your ideas for a worthy career in guitar playing. Write your goal down in the present tense like you have already achieved it.Try to make it into a one paragraph statement.

Exercise 4:
Invest 5 minutes every morning and night to read your worthy ideal. This will be a factor in helping you stay motivated and focused on the goals that you want to achieve.

Clarity is something that you must have. Without it you won’t be able to start developing an effective plan to work towards your worthy ideal.

You will find that while you are answering the questions that self-doubt will start to creap into your mind. You may doubt whether or not what you write down is even possible! This is normal. Just write down your answers anyway You don’t need to know right now HOW you will achieve your worthy ideal. All you need to do is figure out WHAT it is.

You can improve your guitar skills. You only learn by doing.

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