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This is one of the last emails you are going to receive from me about setting and achieving your goals in 2019. (More on that at the end of the this email)
And - at the end of this email - I’m going to reveal why most people don’t achieve their goals.
But first...
So, one of my favorite genres of YouTube video is “incredible children that shock everyone when they perform”
The latest example of this is young Adrian Matthew… he filmed himself singing “She Used to Be Mine” from Waitress: The Musical.
The video went viral.
The creators of the show asked him to come to New York to sing the song after a performance of the musical.
He gets up on stage… and completely kills it.
As you watch this video, just watch the faces of the cast behind him. They had no idea what was about to happen. They go from looking at him condescendingly to absolutely losing their minds.
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Why do we love videos like this?
Why do I ugly cry every time I see a child sing or play or perform with power?
I think there’s a lot at play here, but I think we love (and are attracted to) the idea of the “prodigy” or “genius.”
The human with innate talent.
The person who just opens their mouth and you hear the voice of angels.
Now, we’re music educators… we know the truth.
Such a human DOES NOT exist.
We hear a performance like this and we know that a LOT of time and effort and energy and dedication went into molding that talent (even at such a young age).
Now, here’s the funny thing.
As music educators, we know that this is true in learning and performing music…
But why don’t we see that this is true in other areas?
Earlier this month, I asked over 3,000 studio owners to send in their questions and struggles with setting and achieving their goals.
The HUGE majority of responses went something like this:
- What’s your best “tip” or “hack” for goal setting
- I don’t know how to set goals
- I can’t seem to get motivated to achieve my goals
I’m not kidding… 90% of the responses were some variation of those sentences you just saw.
There is a message hidden inside these statements…
Goal setting is just something you do when you feel like it.
Here’s why most people fail.
They don’t realize that setting goals is a skill that you must develop.
They don’t realize that motivating yourself is a skill.
Just like Adrian Matthew… you have to put in the time and effort and energy.
Most people don’t set good goals.
The counter-intuitive truth is that when you first start setting goals… you will be bad at it.
Understand, I’m not talking about executing on your goals… I’m talking about just coming up with the goals themselves.
They will be nebulous, they will be too small, they’ll be unrealistic, etc.
And, furthermore… Most people wait to “feel” like acting on their goals.
They don’t realize that “feeling motivated” is a myth.
In the same way that we look at one of our music students and tell them to put in the time…
We must do that to ourselves!
“Prior motivation” is a myth.
We just…. Do.
That’s it.
That’s the secret.
And, as we put in the time, something really cool happens…
We achieve more.
We get more done.
We build the studio and the community that we want.
And, we do it with less pressure and stress.
This Friday I’m going to put all of the concepts together that I’ve been speaking about over the past 10 days…
Join me on a free webinar this Friday, December 28th at 1:00 PM Eastern time.
To do so, simply register here:
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Did you like today’s email? Was it helpful?
I won’t know unless you tell me! Shoot an email back with questions, comments, or criticisms… I read every email.
Very best,
Daniel
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