The Top 10 Reasons Why You Aren’t Practicing

The scariest thing I found about compiling this list was that in the space of about 10 minutes I thought of more than 20            reasons. While you read this, I’m going to go practice…

     10. The weather is too awful (or too nice).

       9. I can’t find my music/lesson book.

       8. My instrument is out of tune.

       7. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do.

       6. It’s too boring.

       5. My fingers are sore.

       4. I don’t have to because my lesson’s not until next week.

       3. It’s not going to make any difference anyway.

       2. I have to clean the house/walk the dog/do the dishes.

Drum roll please. And the number one reason you aren’t practicing is…

       1. I don’t have time. Seriously? Seth Godin said recently when we say we don’t have time, what we are really saying is it’s not important enough. Ouch.

Do any of these sound familiar?