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We all want to practice at a regular basis. If only we could stick to it.
Sometimes we succeed in practicing on a daily basis for a few weeks or even months in a row and then life takes over and we move on to busier and seemingly more important things.
But don’t worry, it’s okay to pause once in a while, reflect on it and just let it be.
And then suddenly that moment comes again when we fuel ourself with inspiration and we get back to the game. Now this time you want to hang in there as long as possible. To do that you need to keep motivating yourself. Motivation is the key to success! One of the ways to motivate yourself is to celebrate your successes and reward yourself.
Let’s say you want to learn a particular song. Depending on the difficulty of the song you can attach an appropriate reward to it.
Or reward yourself for 10 daily practice sessions of 30 minutes in a row and another one for 30 daily practice sessions in a row. Reward yourself for building a 10 song repertoire and playing it in front of people, for writing or recording your song.
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