The great motivator Earl Nightingale came up with the following definition of success…
Success is the progressive realization of the goal you want to achieve.” I love that definition! What does this definition mean to you? Let’s take a closer look at the worthy ideal part of it…
Please spend a few minutes writing down what the words “worthy ideal” mean to you. I feel that it is my vision of perfection…a vision of how I would ideally like things to be.It is a vision that I fine very energizing & inspiring!
If your success with guitar is totally dependant on working towards a worthy ideal, doesn’t it make sense that you first need to figure out what YOUR worthy ideal is? How can you progressively realize something even if you don’t know what it is? How about we do some exercises to figure your one out…
Please invest at least a couple of hours doing the following exercises. They will seriously help you build a mental picture of what your goal is in your head…
Exercise 1:
Imagine how would ideally like to play.Try to imagine what your electric guitar will look like, sound like, and feel like.What kind of electric guitar are you an expert at? How does your improvising sound? What about your composing? You can write down your answers now.
Exercise 2:
I want you to imagine your ideal guitar playing career. Would you be a expert guitar teacher? What about an amazing performing artist? Or another goal can be performing as part of a highly successful band? How would you like to be an in demand studio guitarist? What do you TRULY want to do? Please write down your answers now.
Exercise 3:
Jot down your ideas for a worthy career in guitar playing. Write it down in the present tense, as if you have already achieved it.Try to condense it down into a one paragraph statement.
Exercise 4:
Invest 5 minutes every morning and night to read your worthy ideal. This will be a factor in helping you stay motivated and focused on the goals that you want to achieve.
Clarity is something that you must have. Without it you won’t be able to start developing an effective plan to work towards your worthy ideal.
You will find that while you are answering the questions that self-doubt will start to creap into your mind. You may doubt whether or not what you write down is even possible! This is normal. Just write down your answers anyway 
You don’t need to know right now HOW you will achieve your worthy ideal. It’s easy, just figure out what it is.
You can improve your electric guitar skills. You only learn by doing.
