You were designed to succeed. Literally designed. But sometimes the reward of failing holds us back. I have recently come to understand why some people succeed and others fail. And it is very simple. Some are more comfortable with the "rewards of failure" than they are with the "consequences of success" You might be wondering [...]
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This May Be The Source Of All The Worlds Problems
I have figured out the source of all problems in the world. And as I got to thinking about it more and more, I realized if we could solve this one single problem, it would essentially solve every other problem in the world. That may be a BOLD claim, but I have no doubt that [...]
You May Be Able To End Stage Fright Becoming Fearless In Front Of Others
Terrified of playing in front of people? Got this question yesterday. “How do you handle stage fright that effects your performance to the point that you shake while you play and lose all sense of music and timing?” Kirk Stage fright is a real thing. There is no doubt about that. Shaky hands, shaky voice, [...]
Be A Rockstar Piano Player In Any Room With These 5 Songs
Imagine walking into a room full of people, sitting down at the piano and having everybody sing to what you are playing... ...even if you don't sing. Sound good? Well, you can. And John had a great question to help with this: "...In addition to that, I'd like to start building up a repertoire of [...]
A Weird Way To Practice Piano That May Just Work
"come in like a love grenade, pull the pin and walk away" That's a line from my buddy Robert Deitch's new song called, "Make a mess of my heart." Paints a picture don't it? I have pulled the pin one too many times in my life. Thank the Lord I am married now. Now the [...]