Like in most successful undertakings, you will need someone who has information, knowledge, or connections you require to help you move ahead with your idea or your goal. Whether it is a coach, consultant, a business contact you met at a networking event, a friend of a friend who works in industry or person or business listed on yellow pages...make a phone call, send out an inquiry, set up a meeting, send out a resume, attend a workshop or find a way to make your intentions known.

When you are stuck, seek out these sources because they will fan flames of your idea and provide you with an opportunity to move ahead faster.

5. Be willing to stick out your neck. What you want to accomplish is important and is worth risks you intend to take. You can no longer afford to shrink and hide in background. You must overcome your fears and take risks. Even if you don’t feel particularly confident about doing something, and are trembling in your boots, act confident and don’t let it show. Take a deep breath, do what you have to do and get it over with.

The worst thing that can happen is that things may not go as you plan, but what if they do? Are you not willing to find out? You will be amazed at opportunities that await you if you stick out your neck and go for it!

6. Push your agenda. Be on look out for potential prospects that may have an interest in final product or service of your idea or project. Talk about what you are doing every chance you get, look out for opportunities everywhere you go, tell people what you are up to and what you want, people will remember you and let you know if something comes up.

Since you will have already announced what you are up to, you will have to live up to that reputation. This will motivate you to keep focused on taking action and accomplishing your objectives in preparation for your future success.

Self 1 always tries to attract our attention away from music we are playing or listening to, like a child interrupting their parent in a conversation just because he wants something. It’s very difficult, or nearly impossible, to just demolish Self 1, but you can change your focus, making it difficult for that Self 1 voice. To begin coping with our Self 1, recognize that it’s not just going to get up and go away. As it talks to us, we have a natural tendency to talk back – just like any other conversation. Not only is Self 1 talking, but our natural responses are getting in way. You don’t have to talk back to Self 1, so don’t do it. By focusing on a particular part of music such as notes, sounds, sights, way in which we are involved in music, something that’s happening in present, etc.

That’s best technique you’ll ever get and every great musician will tell you what power of focus has in music. This article forms as a basic introduction into Self 1 and Self 2 so that you become more aware of it, and can understand what to do.

How much of your potential will you release?

For each individual problem, there is a different specific type of focus and most common ones are discussed in “Express Yourself” for Musicians workbook available at www.coachkavit.com/ey.htm