I have this voice in my head.
It says to me many things about my guitar playing like - 'why even bother to try, you'll never get better at playing guitar, you'll never master the harder techniques, you'll never be a faster guitar player, you're just not cut out to be great, you're mediocre at best, you suck.'
Where love is concerned this voice tells me - 'you know YOU have a lot of issues to deal with so best to stay single, you'll never find someone, you will be single the rest of your life, the kind of person you're looking for doesn't exist.'
Regarding my career, this voice in my head says - 'You'll never get anywhere, your music is too weird, only a handful of friends say they 'like' your music, you're wasting your time, best to quit and get a regular job.'
I hear this voice all the time, the voice of fear and doom, of safety and comfort.
And you know what? I'm starting to ignore this voice, and continue on in every area, even if I'm lying to myself to get through.
And you know what else?
By Jove it's working. Small improvements are clearing the pollution in my head.
I'm now seeing it, the voice has been lying all along and I'm finding out the real truth.
Never give up.
No matter what.
It says to me many things about my guitar playing like - 'why even bother to try, you'll never get better at playing guitar, you'll never master the harder techniques, you'll never be a faster guitar player, you're just not cut out to be great, you're mediocre at best, you suck.'
Where love is concerned this voice tells me - 'you know YOU have a lot of issues to deal with so best to stay single, you'll never find someone, you will be single the rest of your life, the kind of person you're looking for doesn't exist.'
Regarding my career, this voice in my head says - 'You'll never get anywhere, your music is too weird, only a handful of friends say they 'like' your music, you're wasting your time, best to quit and get a regular job.'
I hear this voice all the time, the voice of fear and doom, of safety and comfort.
And you know what? I'm starting to ignore this voice, and continue on in every area, even if I'm lying to myself to get through.
And you know what else?
By Jove it's working. Small improvements are clearing the pollution in my head.
I'm now seeing it, the voice has been lying all along and I'm finding out the real truth.
Never give up.
No matter what.
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