Wednesday 2nd March 2005
Who has more power?

Dear Friend,

I hope this finds you well and you are being more instrumental in the way you perform through the understanding you began to gain from the last issue. Did it help? What did you think of it? I'd love to hear your feedback via the contact details below! Remember, if your new to this ezine, or want to have a look through previous newsletters, you can view them here!

In this issue of InnerRhythm, we look at who has more power in your music? Is it yourself or is it yourself? Does this sound confusing? I haven't made a mistake in the typing if that's what you're thinking, but it's really true - who has more power? Let me explain...

There are two of you in reality - one called Self 1 which is your interferences and Self 2, your full potential. Being able to realise your full potential in music, and I bet only 99% of musicians know how to do that, is to get rid of Self 1 interferences. Let's explore more in the following article...

As always, thanks for your support :)

Coach Kavit

Do you ever feel there is an inner voice speaking to you, telling you that you’re not very good, or you can’t do it, or there’s just not enough confidence and repertoire with you? This is the voice that calls itself “I” right? Let’s refer to this as Self 1, and Self 2 as the normal you, the real you that has the masses of potential.

Self 1 is our interference and concepts such as our judgements, associations, how things should be and uses words such as “should” and “shouldn’t”. Have you ever noticed that? For example, “you shouldn’t play there tonight because the audience are just going to laugh at you.” Self 2 is the large reservoir of potential within each one of us. It’s our natural abilities and talents and the unlimited resource we can tap into and develop. If it’s on it’s own, it can perform with gracefulness and ease.

The equation is simple. The more you minimise Self 1, the better Self 2 performs. Therefore, the more you work on things like your confidence, practice, and performance, conquering that silly inner voice, the better you will play and enjoy it.

It’s good to be aware of how Self 1 came into the act so that you can notice it and conquer it when necessary. At a young age, children are great natural learners. The first eight years of their lives are crucial as this is when they are in an open space and receptive to different things that come in front of them. What we’re taught by our first teachers – our parents – is Self 2 but gradually this is changed as we become more open to a wider audience. We begin to collect ideas, attitudes, concepts and other beliefs and draw our own conclusions which get Self 1 in the act as it tells Self 2 that it’s wrong. This obviously is false! As a life coach for musicians, my purpose is to help musicians regain that natural talent and ability they hold within them.

Self 1 always tries to attract our attention away from the 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 the way. You don’t have to talk back to Self 1, so don’t do it. By focusing on a particular part of the music such as the notes, sounds, sights, the way in which we are involved in the music, something that’s happening in the present, etc.

That’s the best technique you’ll ever get and every great musician will tell you what the 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 the most common ones are discussed in the “Express Yourself” for Musicians workbook.

Are you technically gifted but scared of audiences?

Are you a great instrumentalist but can't get yourself to play in front of audiences?

Have you got years of practice under your sleeve but fall short when you get on stage? ...And Much More?

No doubt, you've got a confidence problem! You are finding it hard to perform and release that full Self 2 potential you have oozing in ounces to come out, and all because you have some Self 1 voices telling you something along the line of "you're not good enough" or "people are going to laugh at you when you get up there!" Am I right?

With coaching at InnerRhythm, we work to incorporate effective techniques with the musician to minimise, if not, get rid of Self 1 confidence hackers! If you would like to find out more about coaching, get in touch using the details below.

Alternatively, at low cost, you can get some great confidence building techniques, plus techniques for mastering concentration, building better audience rapport, creating spell-binding performances, taming performance anxiety and effective communication skills for getting regular performances in a 35+ page coaching workbook called "Express Yourself" for Musicians, shipped right to your doorstep. What's more? This comes with a complimentary coaching session to tackle any problem you have!

Here's what a musician from Newcastle, UK said:

"It's definately one of the top workbooks for musicians giving you exercises and techniques to getting rid of Self 1 on every page! It's totally action-focused and will definately get you results if you're committed!"

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