Mastery Mindset

1. Do it for yourself.
   
2. Trust the process of focused practice and a steady pace. It's a marathon not a sprint.
   
3. Read books on the science of improvement and learning. 
   
4. Remember that Babe Ruth was also the strike out king of his time. That guy swung at everything. 
   
5. Be present when warming up, practicing technique, working on theory, listening to music, attending lessons and concerts. 
   
6. Think in decades, not years or months, or worse weeks. I'm a decade in on the drums, it changed my life. I'm enthusiastically embracing the next decade with the idea that if I stick to the plan, incremental improvements will continue. I'm forty five years in on the piano. My plan this decade? Return to lessons. So I have. What a revelation and transformation in my thoughts, perspective, and abilities. 
   

Best, 

David