[the-old-coach]

David—

(your words)— “I’ll never get better, I’m not progressing as I should, my skills are nowhere near where I thought they would be….”

It seems you are buried in your own (self) expectation. You are comparing yourself to where you think you should be……

And that has never— and will never— work.

Look– I completely understand…. we all completely understand- (and have ALL been where you are right now!). But this is not about time. It’s not a race (against your own expectations).

Learning to play is S-L-O-W, because it’s supposed to be. There is a LOT of unusual information going into your brain right now, and your brain needs time to absorb it, period.

Good news is— actually— you are in a great spot in your guitar-journey!

Go slow.

FOCUS on everything– the TAC method is a good one– let it do its magic!

Pay close attention– (I mean really close attention) to every single movement of your hands; and every single sound you hear for your guitar. Feedback is the key!

Learn accuracy over speed; your brain will learn the habits you teach it– (but– they can be good habits or bad habits).

Your brain will pick it all up and store it– automatically!- (you just may not know it yet).

Give it some time/ lose all the “expectation-pressure”

Forget the destination/ enjoy the scenery of the trip!

Hang in there David— you are not alone— we are ALL there for you!

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