Motivation Can Come from the Most Unlikely Places
I’ve decided to act upon one of my New Year’s Resolutions: To learn to play the piano. If you think September is long removed from New Year’s Day, you might want to brace yourself. I’m talking about 1998!
What? I’ve been busy.
Anyway, I was doing a little online research. I’m floored at all the information, tutorials, demos, etc. Yes, there’s hope for me. One of the best sites I found was Hear and Play. It’s an amazing site so, if you have any musical New Year’s Resolutions you want to dust off and look at, this is a site you’ll want to bookmark.
The reason I’m writing this post is actually because of a great quote that I found on the site:
“Always will I strive to be greater than I am. I must SURPASS MYSELF. In each successive act, test, encounter, thought, I will BE GREATER than in the one previous. I am what I am now; but in an hour I must be more than I am now. In everything must I exert MORE POWER TO SURPASS MYSELF.”
Here I am, visiting the site for help distinguishing my F’s from my E’s and my C’s from my B’s, and I get a great dose of motivation. It was timely for more reasons than one. It’s obviously a great affirmation for everything in life - from relationships to business. It can be applied liberally anywhere you want to apply it. For me, it helped to quiet the little voices in the background who were whispering, “You can’t learn to play the piano, you have the attention span of a gnat…”
Sure, they have a point, but, I’m going to try anyway.
The quote moved me and I thought it might do the same for you!
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Great blog! Never thought i would be in the self-help realm myself. I started a similar one on using the law of attraction to fix yourself and move forward if you’re interested:
http://lovelifeandthelawofattraction.blogspot.com/
I wonder how many others put off their goals for so long. I know I certainly have. I think that sometimes it’s because we don’t believe it’s possible for us, and at other times it’s like you said - I’ve been busy. We get so busy “doing” and forget to live. Instead of “trying”, just do it! You’ll be amazed at what you can do when you really want it.
It’s interesting where we find motivation and inspiration. That quote you found is a perfect example of that. Who quoted it?
Dont feel bad
I also always wanted to learn to play the piano
since 1979!
I think I will try Hear and Play
Thanks
2-Headed Guy
Self improvement tips
Self Improvement, thanks! I’ve heard good things about Hear and Play. Good luck! - Joi
Arts Musings, best I can tell - whoever writes for the website came up with it. I’ve searched for the quote all over the web to find the author and I’m always led back to the same site.
I love it and have written it down and placed it in a prominant place! - Joi
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