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What is your motivation for success? Spectator or performer?<\/h2>\n
What is your true motivation for success? For most people, instead of being motivated by the power of their goals, they are focused on things like:<\/div>\n
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What if I screw up?<\/i><\/div>\n
What will people think of me?<\/i><\/div>\n
I need to wait until I’m really good before I show others what I do!<\/i><\/div>\n
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\"Alex<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

No you don’t. Stop worrying about what everyone else thinks about what you\u00a0should do<\/em>, and start focusing on what you truly want from life.<\/div>\n
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My son, Alex, and I visited a Guitar Center several years ago. Like all 13 year old boys, he was motivated to play the drums. While we were talking to the drum guy about various options and costs, Alex jumps in and says, “I’d just really like to play that drum set.”A smile shined on the employees face, and within seconds drumsticks appeared. Needless to say, the store was treated to an impromptu drum solo, courtesy of my son. One great thing about kids is that they don’t focus on what other people think!\u00a0<\/b>
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Many adults are sitting on the sidelines of life, waiting to be knighted<\/a> by someone who tells them that what they do is special and worthy. If you don’t believe in you, who else will?<\/div>\n
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Alex enjoys playing the drums, and has taken workshops with one of the top drummers alive today, Rich Redmond <\/a>(drummer for the Jason Aldean Band). Rich’s perspective is unique in that in addition to comprehensive percussion instruction at his drum clinic; he shares the importance of the right motivation and mindset.<\/div>\n
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Think of your favorite performer, actor, or entrepreneur. Chances are they kept their eyes on their goals and dreams, as opposed to constantly focusing on what everyone else thought about them. Their motivation for success and achieving their goals overshadowed any obstacle that came across their path.<\/div>\n
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What dream have you put on hold?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is your motivation for success? Spectator or performer? What is your true motivation for success? For most people, instead of being motivated by the power of their goals, they are focused on things like: What if I screw up? What will people think of me? 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