Perform To Win
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Discover, share, humiliate, retreat – 021
When we constantly compete we develop really bad habits and attitudes. One consequence of this is how we grow into introverts and extroverts.
Always competing with each other – 020
Constantly competing against others to be the best performer is, quite literally, a futile distraction that will hold you back. Aim to be the best you, instead.
Nothing was ever good enough – 019
There might be truth in the Ali Krieger's approach "there's always room for improvement." The Corporate world is very fond of that phrase. I was always told someone else was doing it better, succeeding better, accomplishing more.
Labels eliminate individual uniqueness – 018
One of the most damaging aspects of boxing people into convenient labels is that they then begin to believe it themselves.
Labels Disregard Context – 017
belled that way. In fact, they might be an expert at something else altogether.
Labels Expose Judgment – 016
Usually we box things into what we like and don't like. We add opinion and judgment to a situation in order to remember it. Most of the time, we use negative responses to create labels under the mistaken belief that doing so helps us avoid unwanted situat
Use a Method to Eliminate Madness – 015
Letting go of the worry over whether or not you know enough about a specific element of music will help eliminate the madness that can come from constantly being frustrated and feeling behind the 8 ball.
You Know You Can Do Better – 014
So performers spend much of their lives in frustration, because we are constantly discovering what we don't know.
You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know – 013
If you have not experienced something, how can you know about it? In fact, how do you know it even exists as an option?
Beyond the notes – 012
My pencils, t-shirts, mugs and website have been saying "There's more to music than music" for well over a decade. Why might that be?