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I believe that many if not most beginners, when they take up guitar have some expectation of where they will be in a year’s time. I know I did, some of it was shaped by my understanding of my ability to learn new things but then there are a number of YouTubers who will sell you this idea that you can learn in no time if you just sign up for their program. Whatever your expectations are when you come to TAC, it’s best you figure out how to manage them. Guitar, however, uses your hands in such unique ways, mostly contrary to how you use those fingers in everyday life or most any other endeavor. So you can’t compare learning guitar to typing or driving a car. The learning curve is going to look totally different.
Bang on @Skyman911 – wiser words have rarely been shared in this forum, which IMO really sum up what many responders are trying to articulate: “The key is, I’m always having fun, no matter what I’m doing. This wasn’t always the case. The fun only arrived when I learned to accept where I was in my guitar journey, and stopped being upset at where I wasn’t. If you’re always disappointed in where you aren’t, you’ll never have fun. And IMHO, if you’re not having fun, you’re not progressing.”
The number 1 reason why people quit is because their progress is lagging behind their expectations. Most of us will have to do a reset of those from time to time Tony has us do a self evaluation every 90 days and the “Guitar North Star” annually to do exactly that. I wish it was a little more formal than it is, with some accountability. Many achieve this by playing with others. especially gathering with the same people.