{"id":65953,"date":"2019-11-12T09:59:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T17:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=65953"},"modified":"2020-10-22T03:21:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T10:21:30","slug":"tq-napoleon-hill-cherish-visions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-napoleon-hill-cherish-visions\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoleon Hill and the Blueprint of Musical Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/category\/tuesday-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Tuesday Quotes<\/a> are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> &#8220;<em>Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.\u201d <\/em> <\/p><cite> <em>Napoleon Hill<\/em> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>When\nwe hear a tune, and want to play it, there\u2019s a sort of magic at\nwork. When we envision making beautiful music for loved ones, we open\na window into a potential future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything\nthat has ever been created started as a thought &#8211; an idea. And most\neverything, at this stage, could be called ridiculous, unlikely, or\nimpossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often,\nfor those of us drawn to music, we can\u2019t say exactly what we\u2019re\ndrawn to. There\u2019s a pull, and we feel it. But what exactly is\npulling, we may not be able to say. Or not entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And here is where the reasoning mind can become our most dangerous adversary. We can quickly reason away our pull to music. We can run logical analyses and do cost\/benefit comparisons. We can argue and prioritize the pragmatic: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/short-guitar-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\">time<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/never-too-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">age<\/a>, talent, money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2017\/02\/einstein-genius-violin-music-physics-science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Einstein<\/a> said, &#8220;Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We,\nas intelligent, thinking people, can and must hold the paradox. We\ncan remain grounded in reality and logic. And at the same time, we\ncan honor and cherish our lofty and \u201cillogical\u201d aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To sit down each day and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-practice-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">practice<\/a> our music &#8211; this takes nothing short of faith. Progress is usually slow. The mental and physical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/assad-left-hand-independence-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">challenges<\/a> are many. And we must traverse an expanse of questionable results before we make the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/el2.convertkit-mail.com\/c\/27uldeg7efoh3oegos3\/dgseh0hkgrkwnk\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2xhc3NpY2FsZ3VpdGFyc2hlZC5jb20vY2xhc3NpY2FsLWd1aXRhci10b25lLw==\" target=\"_blank\">sounds<\/a> we want to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nwe only rely on logic, we\u2019ll never make it across that chasm. It\u2019s\nour dreams that help us through the hard times. Our long-term vision\nprovides the justification we sometimes need to keep going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, when we finally buy into this pursuit, and decide to abandon the argument? This is when we can bring our attention to the moment at hand. We can fully invest ourselves in the what and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/how-to-learn-classical-guitar-arpeggios-right-hand-technique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">how<\/a> of each note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this one-pointed attention becomes a reward in itself. In these moments of pure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/tq-albert-schweitzer-moon-flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">attention<\/a>, we feel much of what pulled us to begin with. Here, the micro mirrors (and creates) the macro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday Quotes are short explorations of music, life, and the daily endeavor of practicing classical guitar. 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