Rejection Is a Mighty Force

Rejection is a Mighty Force

Yes!  You may fail. 

Your building may fall down.

You may blow it on that audition.

You may forget your place in the music.

You may drop a drum stick or your baton.  (I’ve done both.)

You may not get that coveted job.

Every one of these scenarios are horrible forms of failure and rejection.  And yet, life goes on.  We survive them. 

And the smart ones among us learn after a failure.  We learn after getting rejected.  And we go back to the practice room, the drawing board or wherever we need to go to, and start all over if we must, and we try again. 

Rejection is not the end.  It’s a re-tooling opportunity.

That is all. 

Cause a new day is acomin’.  And you’ve got to get ready for them.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

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A New Look at Challenges

A New Look at Challenges

Are you facing a tough challenge?  That’s probably a good thing.  You could look at it as a threat, however, consider this.

Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, gives this idea:

"Rather than thinking, 'Oh, I’m going to reveal my weaknesses', say, ‘wow, here’s a chance to grow.’”

I’ve had to do that a few times in my life. 

I remember three years ago when I was faced with learning a computer program that wasn’t working for me.  I finally reached out to my partner in the next cubicle and asked for 2 hours for him to teach me this “dumb system”.

He did, I took notes, and learned.

I grew!

Whether you are facing a new piece of music that is beyond your present capabilities, you are stumped on a new building design, or you are trying to make a soufflé and it keeps crashing, convince yourself YOU CAN, and then read more, ask more questions, watch a YouTube video or go to class. 

New challenges are nothing more than an opportunity for growth.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

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Embrace the Pace

Embrace the Pace

My wife teaches students on the piano.  It’s no big secret that each student grows at a different pace.  I could name names, but I won’t. 

I have my own speed and style when it comes to learning a new skill.  I am a tactile and a visual and an auditory learner.  I use all three senses when it comes to learning anything.  I know this, therefore, when I am in the beginning stages of skill development, I remind my coach that I must put my hands on the tools, the keyboard and mouse, or whatever and feel the motion, sense the whole experience as we go. 

I am embracing the pace of how I learn.

I suppose there are those friends reading this and wondering what to do if you want to go faster in learning a new skill.

I think my answer would be this … increase your pace to a level that you can embrace, and keep increasing it until you are comfortable with how your are progressing. 

Bottom line ... know your own pace.

Fast sloppy work is still sloppy work.

Thoughts for Improving

Whatever Needs Improving!

P Michael Biggs

Words of Encouragement

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