"Some things are within our power, whilst others are not. Within our power are opinion, motivation, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever is of our own doing; not within our power are our body, our property, reputation, office, and, in a word, whatever is not of our own doing."  — Epictetus, Enchiridion As a guitarist, you cannot control natural talent, the speed of your progress, or how quickly concepts "click." But you can  control your focus, your practice approach, a

As Epictetus wisely taught us in the Enchiridion: "Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim...

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." - Marcus Aurelius Are You Stuck in a Musical Rut?...

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus The Forgotten Songs in...

As a professional guitarist and instructor in Boston, Massachusetts, I've observed a common pattern among students: the tendency to...