What do I have Perseverance For?

Perseverance … a necessary ingredient to life.

In every area of life.

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I like to listen to music, but I’m not musical. My sons would be quick to tell you I can’t “carry a tune in a bucket.” I also can’t play any musical instruments, but I’ve always thought playing a guitar would be cool.

But I don’t want to go through the process of learning. I have no desire to spend hours practicing … I just want to jump to playing great music.  Because I don’t have the desire, I probably won’t have the perseverance to ever turn myself into a guitar player.

And I’m okay with that … because there’s other things in life I would rather develop perseverance for. One of them is writing. So I blog (blogging is a writer’s gym) One cool part of blogging is guest-posting.

I’m happy to be guest posting on Jeff Goins’ site today.

Jeff is a creative guy, who enjoys writing, sharing ideas, and helping people make a difference. If you are a writer (or want to be) check out his writing tips.

Thank you Jeff … for giving me the opportunity to post on your site.

And you, the wonderful, faithful reader, go over there to read my post … Painful but Possible: A Story of Perseverance.

Other guest posts I have done:
Word by Word at Shawn Smucker
It all Started with a Book, a Blanket and a Flashlight at Andi lit
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  • http://goinswriter.com Jeff Goins

    Thanks, Janet! Love your story.

  • Doug Sloan

    Janet,

    Take a – one – guitar lesson. It doesn’t take “hours” of practice – not in the usual sense. It doesn’t practicing for hours on end day after day after day…

    It means 15-20 minutes of practice 2 or 3 times a day. What makes practice work is the number of practice sessions not the length of each session.

    Find a guitar instructor who will take you on a lesson-by-lesson basis. Lesson 1: Learn a single 1-4-5 chord combo – the instructor will know what I mean. Once you are comfortable playing that chord combination; you will be amazed at how many songs can be played using that simple 3-chord combination. Lesson 2 can be the different way that this chord combo can be played. Lesson 3 can be some new chords.

    Peace,
    Doug Sloan

    • http://www.janetober.com/ JanetOberholter

      Hi Doug,
      Wow, you make it sound so easy … thanks for all the great thoughts.

      I am sure taking the steps you’ve mentioned would help make it happen and maybe some day I will. Right now I don’t have the time, money or energy to pursue it … I will stick to writing and running.