Re: [Harp-L] The Woodshed

[Pierre <slavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Wright said:

> It's mighty lonely in the woodshed.  When you first enter, you have it all
> figured out that you're not going to be in there all that long.  Then 
> after
> you've been there for a while, maybe a year, if you make it that long, you
> learn you're going to have to lengthen your timetable considerably.  Seems
> there's more to that little tin instrument than you imagined.

Yeah, I could be a decent guitar player by now. What I like is Gindick's 
notion of "5 year to master". I'm getting close to five years and I'm a long 
way from mastering. Partly my fault, lack dedication; obviously learning the 
harp is a lifetime goal. BTW Jon's a great guy. Makes me think we should 
start handing out lifetime achievements awards to people who advance the 
cause. Maybe we could vote once annually.

> For me, long-term goals keep me motivated.

That's an interesting insight, I have been lacking motivation up until 
recently and I had no goals, could be that's why I wasn't really getting 
anywhere and also why I wasn't playing as much as I used to.

Thanks for the post.

Pierre.