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Dr. Clark Roush's avatar

The "big goal" is the future concert. If we apply disciplined and focused effort, then each day the "little goal" is to get just a tiny bit better in various ways. Each of those tiny ways, or "successive approximations", when put together add up to realizing our "big goal." We just have a get a little bit better each day. We can have fun while doing it, but each day we don't get a little better means harder work later because we must hit the "big goal."

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Katia Engell's avatar

"In praise of repetition, what do you need to tell yourself?"

*my self doubt is a liar!*

*my self doubt is a liar!*

*my self doubt is a liar!*

*my self doubt is a liar!*

*my self doubt is a liar!*

*my self doubt is a liar!*

I wish every day could be Shira show-and-tell day !!

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Shira Erlichman's avatar

whew, katia! wring this rag out forever & ever & ever!

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Katia Engell's avatar

<3 <3 <3

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Dr. Clark Roush's avatar

“Reps remove doubt” - LOVE IT!!!! I’ll add that to my verbiage to accompany the concepts I share with my University Choir that address rehearsing: “the glory of the ordinary” and “successive approximations” to talk about the dailyness of discipline and rehearsing. I’m so glad you’re in my thought space!

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Shira Erlichman's avatar

I really love "successive approximations" & would love to learn more about that!

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