• It’s not where you start… it’s where you finish

    in Self-Improvement

    This is something I’ve believed my entire life — “It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.”

    It applies to just about anything — your music playing, your career, your relationships, and simply your life.

    My second post for this weekend’s motivational minute is simple…

    Never lose sight of the finish line. Paul says it best when he writes, “Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which are before.”

    That’s the kind of spirit we should all have.

    Don’t worry about your shortcomings.

    Don’t worry that you weren’t on the same playing field as others.

    Don’t worry that things didn’t come as easy for you.

    Don’t worry if you suffer with a handicap or disadvantages others don’t have.

    It’s not where you start, it’s where you finish.

    And I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s all “relative.”

    In other words, your “start” and “finish” are not my start and finish. So don’t get too caught up in what everyone else is doing (…that’s only if watching others tends to discourage you — if you find it empowering and it inspires action, by all means, do so).

    I know it’s a cliche but we can do anything we put our mind to. We’ve sent folks to the moon. We’ve built technologies to fly us from one side of the world to the other. Who knows what we’ll be doing 50 years from now. The point is, these are creations of those who understood the power of potential.

    So if you ever feel the need to make excuses and “woulda-shoulda-coulda’s,” just remember…

    It’s not where you start. Heck, it doesn’t matter where you are RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t matter if you almost finished and had to start all over — as long as you get there!

    Press on!

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    Hi, I'm Jermaine Griggs, founder of this site. We teach people how to express themselves through the language of music. Just as you talk and listen freely, music can be enjoyed and played in the same way... if you know the rules of the "language!" I started this site at 17 years old in August 2000 and more than a decade later, we've helped literally millions of musicians along the way. Enjoy!




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