To start learning a music instrument
“Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” – Isabelle Lafleche
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
"Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did.” – Mark Twain
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.” – Lemony Snicket
"The trouble is, you think you have time.” –Buddha
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” –Unknown
To start practising your instrument
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson
"You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over."– Richard Branson
"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better." -- Jim Rohn
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."-- Winston Churchill
"All progress takes place outside the comfort zone."-- Michael John Bobak
"People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy."-- Tony Robbins
"Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” – G.K. Nielson
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."-- Walt Disney
"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."-- Conrad Hilton
"I never dreamed about success, I worked for it."-- Estee Lauder
"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."-- Vidal Sassoon
"Amateurs sit around and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
"Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
“Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.” – Frank Ocean
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
“It’s not what you do once in a while it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” – Jenny Craig
"Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” – Dwayne Johnson
“Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.” – Kamari aka Lyrikal
"Do the right thing even when no one is looking.” – Unknown
"Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” – Leah LaBelle
"You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.” – Unknown
"You never know what you can do until you try.” – William Cobbett
"Practice makes progress not perfect.” – Unknown
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you’ll be doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills
"You don’t need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
"No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist." --Anonymous
"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.– Zig Ziglar
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. -- Amelia Earhart
To have effective-practice mindset
"Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."-- Bruce Lee
"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. - Zig Ziglar
" You work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.” – Kenneth Goldsmith
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. – Confucius
"If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that’s enough.” – David A. Bednar.
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” – Tony Robbins
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” – Fred DeVito
"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. -Zig Ziglar
"It's gonna get harder before it gets easier. But it will get better, you just gotta make it through the hard stuff first." Unknown
"Don't fear failure. That shit is powerful. Fear mediocrity. That will waste your entire life." Tom Bilyeu
PERSISTENCE in learning and/or practising
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” – Unknown
“We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.” – Helen Keller
"Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up.” – Gabby Douglas
"If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time."-- Steve Jobs
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."-- Thomas Edison
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
"When you feel like giving up just remember that there are a lot of people you still have to prove wrong" -- Unknown
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” – Richard Nixon
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
"Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going."– Chantal Sutherland
"When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up." -- unknown
"The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Always the next step." -- Brandon Sanderson
“Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” – Isabelle Lafleche
“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” – Suzy Kassem
"Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the ones you did.” – Mark Twain
“If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.” – Lemony Snicket
"The trouble is, you think you have time.” –Buddha
“Do something today that your future self will thank you for.” –Unknown
To start practising your instrument
"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson
"You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over."– Richard Branson
"Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don't wish it were easier; wish you were better." -- Jim Rohn
"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."-- Winston Churchill
"All progress takes place outside the comfort zone."-- Michael John Bobak
"People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy."-- Tony Robbins
"Successful people are not gifted; they just work hard, then succeed on purpose.” – G.K. Nielson
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."-- Walt Disney
"Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit."-- Conrad Hilton
"I never dreamed about success, I worked for it."-- Estee Lauder
"The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary."-- Vidal Sassoon
"Amateurs sit around and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.” – Stephen King
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
"Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.” – Gary Vaynerchuk
“Work hard in silence, let your success be the noise.” – Frank Ocean
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
“It’s not what you do once in a while it’s what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.” – Jenny Craig
"Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” – Dwayne Johnson
“Never stop doing your best just because someone doesn’t give you credit.” – Kamari aka Lyrikal
"Do the right thing even when no one is looking.” – Unknown
"Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.” – Leah LaBelle
"You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.” – Unknown
"You never know what you can do until you try.” – William Cobbett
"Practice makes progress not perfect.” – Unknown
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you’ll be doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills
"You don’t need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” – Will Rogers
"No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist." --Anonymous
"You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.– Zig Ziglar
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. -- Amelia Earhart
To have effective-practice mindset
"Focus on being productive instead of busy.” – Tim Ferriss
"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus."-- Bruce Lee
"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. - Zig Ziglar
" You work on something a little bit every day, you end up with something that is massive.” – Kenneth Goldsmith
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. – Confucius
"If today you are a little bit better than you were yesterday, then that’s enough.” – David A. Bednar.
“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” – Tony Robbins
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” – Fred DeVito
"When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there. -Zig Ziglar
"It's gonna get harder before it gets easier. But it will get better, you just gotta make it through the hard stuff first." Unknown
"Don't fear failure. That shit is powerful. Fear mediocrity. That will waste your entire life." Tom Bilyeu
PERSISTENCE in learning and/or practising
“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come.” – Unknown
“We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.” – Helen Keller
"Every champion was once a contender that didn’t give up.” – Gabby Douglas
"If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time."-- Steve Jobs
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."-- Thomas Edison
“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.” – Michael Jordan
"I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.” – Muhammad Ali
"When you feel like giving up just remember that there are a lot of people you still have to prove wrong" -- Unknown
"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.” – Richard Nixon
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." - Confucius
"Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going."– Chantal Sutherland
"When the going gets tough, put one foot in front of the other and just keep going. Don’t give up." -- unknown
"The most important step a man can take. It's not the first one, is it? It's the next one. Always the next step." -- Brandon Sanderson
