When I Grow Up I Want To Play Guitar
Many people say "Gee you know, I've always wanted to play guitar, or I'd like to play guitar but I don't think I'll be very good at it".
You know if you really want to play guitar, just start. Don't listen to all the advice of all the people around you.
Now, here's a little story I'm sure many of you will be able to relate to. It's a story about Paddy - a guy who knew what he wanted to do and followed his heart.
When Paddy was in grade five at school, the teacher asked the class "What do you want to be when you grow up?". She would ask each member of the class.
"What do you want to be when you grow up, Jimmy? "
Jimmy would say. "A doctor miss".
"Oh that's very good choice Jimmy, that's great".
"What do you want to be when you grow up, Mary?"
"I'm going to be an accountant miss"
"Excellent choice, very good choice"
Now when it came to Paddy, she asked.
" What do you want to be when you grow up, Paddy?"
Paddy replied, "a guitar player".
The whole class errupted in laughter. The whole class .... it was just amazing. Paddy wasn't expecting this reaction. He had no idea why this was happening . Paddy hadn't started to play guitar or anything yet, but that's really what he wanted to do.
So the teacher asked again.
"What do you really want to do when you grow up, Paddy?"
Paddy said, "play guitar".
And the same thing only louder, everybody laughed. Paddy just couldn't work out why they had this reaction. So he sat down red faced and quite puzzled trying to work this out.
Anyway, a year later, the teacher asked the class, "what do you want to be when you grow up". When it came to Paddy's turn, the teacher said.
"Now Paddy, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
So Paddy stood up, he wasn't as confident this time as he was the previous year, but he said.
"A guitar player".
And the same thing, the whole class erupted. Paddy looked around for support from the teacher but.... she was kind of buckled up in pain trying to hold back the laughter. And so anyway he got to thinking that maybe he wasn't giving them the answer they want.
So the next year, he was prepared for it. Paddy thought, right, I've got the hang of this now. So when it came around to his turn again, she asked.
"Now Paddy"...... and of course the class is just waiting for his answer.
"Now Paddy, what are you going to do when you grow up? What do you want be?"
this time, he said............"a swimmer".
And the whole class laughed AGAIN!. By this time he was REALLY angry ... he looked down to his, (now) ex -friend , who was sitting pretty close to him and Paddy asked....
"What's SO funny about that?"
The guy just looked up and said...
"But you CAN'T swim!"
Paddy exclaimed, " does that matter?"
He just couldn't really get the hang of this. Of course the thing was Paddy really wasn't giving them the stock standard answer that they wanted. Like a doctor or a dentist or something like that. But that's really what Paddy wanted to do and the reality is that all he's ever really done.
Now the reason why I'm telling you this is because the formula to become a really good guitar player is quite simple. There's only two steps.
Decide to do it. Do it.
Now, along the way you'll need a properly set up guitar. You'll need your equipment to be easy to play. And you'll need top quality information. But the most important thing is you need to be internally motivated. That's if you want to be really good. If you are internally motivated that means you REALLY want to play guitar, that's what you want to do. There's really nothing that can stop you.
So until next time have fun with your guitar playing and if that's what you want to do, just go for it!
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Mike Hayes is a guitar teacher, author, performing musician and session guitarist with over 30 years of professional experience. Mike's methods are legendary and have earned the praise of top authorities in guitar instruction. He reveals his guitar secrets at http://www.GuitarCoaching.com Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles
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