Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
I get it. It’s only natural after all.
We like to compare ourselves to others consciously, and we do it anyway unconsciously. Looking at others can give us a good reference point for gauging where we ourselves stand. However, this comes at a cost.
We can see how far we have come, but we also catch a glimpse at how far we have to go. With some variance by person, this can sometimes make us feel frustrated and unmotivated. After all, how are we supposed to catch up? But here’s the thing:
Learning guitar is, quite literally, not a race. And, in addition. many of us may be on separate paths altogether.
You see, learning guitar is more like running a giant maze at a park than running a race. Everyone is starting from a difference place. Not only that, but everyone is also starting at different times, whenever they feel like beginning.
Some people veer left at the first fork, and some people veer right. Some people get bored and leave the maze, some people manage to find their way out quickly…
And some spend WAY more time than they should, taking wrong turns and making no progress at all.
Mazes become much more manageable when someone is there to show you the way out. This is especially true when the maze is undefined and everchanging, and the highly obscured paths mean you cannot see the way forward.
You too can enter this maze at any time. The questions, then, are:
Do you know what goal you are trying to reach?
Who is your guide to show you how to get there?
If you are unsure of these answers, why not give me a call. I can help you hammer out your goals and we can come up with a plan to reach them. Together, you will be able to become the guitarist you have always wanted to, regardless of what that looks like for you.
Play Loud. Be Heard.
Gavin F. Haley
Headmaster
Apex Guitar Institute
