When we constantly compete we develop really bad habits and attitudes.

One consequence of this is how we grow into introverts and extroverts.

Constantly competing against others to be the best performer is, quite literally, a futile distraction that will hold you back. Aim to be the best you, instead.

There might be truth in the Ali Krieger's approach "there's always room for improvement." The Corporate world is very fond of that phrase. I was always told someone else was doing it better, succeeding better, accomplishing more.

One of the most damaging aspects of boxing people into convenient labels is that they then begin to believe it themselves.

belled that way. In fact, they might be an expert at something else altogether.

Usually we box things into what we like and don't like. We add opinion and judgment to a situation in order to remember it. Most of the time, we use negative responses to create labels under the mistaken belief that doing so helps us avoid unwanted situations in the future.

Letting go of the worry over whether or not you know enough about a specific element of music will help eliminate the madness that can come from constantly being frustrated and feeling behind the 8 ball.

So performers spend much of their lives in frustration, because we are constantly discovering what we don't know.

If you have not experienced something, how can you know about it? In fact, how do you know it even exists as an option?

My pencils, t-shirts, mugs and website have been saying "There's more to music than music" for well over a decade. Why might that be?