tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1454130137900965678..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Developing Talent Through Disciplined PracticeStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-81551926215712772842012-06-10T14:02:52.176-07:002012-06-10T14:02:52.176-07:00Thank you for the link, Bob.Thank you for the link, Bob.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-71723359551909557112012-06-10T09:43:39.608-07:002012-06-10T09:43:39.608-07:00linked here: http://bobagard.blogspot.com/2012/06/...linked here: http://bobagard.blogspot.com/2012/06/developing-talent.htmlBob's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971565970366294930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-14718273498387945952012-06-10T07:59:56.950-07:002012-06-10T07:59:56.950-07:00Excellent comments, Dennis. Many thanks for the co...Excellent comments, Dennis. Many thanks for the contribution.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-16735470613806172422012-06-10T06:35:55.455-07:002012-06-10T06:35:55.455-07:00There is a funny thing about practicing, it has to...There is a funny thing about practicing, it has to be something that improves one, maintains ones skills and become a "good" habit. Practicing has to have a purpose and goals that are set in an intelligent fashion.<br />What is the purpose of practice? It is in the long run teaching one's mind and body to react in a certain manner to the point that one does not have to think about it. Only then can someone really move into areas where excellence, innovativeness, et al are extant.<br />It is interesting that one hears that the way to Carnegie Hall is practice, practice, practice, but this is wrong because proper, well thought out reasons and goals are part of that practice. That is what keeping a diary aids immensely. It makes one think about the who, what, how, et al that go into betterment of one;s talent. Most people never understand that disciplined practice for the sake of practice accomplishes little more than standing in one spot.<br />One also, beside the requisite talent and practice, one needs a "fire in the belly" that is constantly there. Another is that one needs a good teacher, coach or advisor who can aid it developing all of the requisite traits need in success. An aside, when I studied with John Coffee of the Boston Symphony it was not unusual to see the top players of the time come in for a lesson.<br />Another is that one also has to develop a pleasant personality to go along with that talent. A large percentage of getting the good jobs is knowing how to be a team player. Begin to believe that you are the greatest thing that ever happened to mankind alienates the very people you need to aid in the constant progression of improving your skills. Believe me I know the errors of being a "hot dog."<br />Teaching and coaching others always gives more to the person who takes the time to help. Like all good ideas unless one verbalizes them one cannot see the fallacies therein.<br />Everyone has a talent, but most never find it. A society that does not engender talent exploration loses the talent necessary for its own survival.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.com