After reading this, I hope you can still sleep well. Sleep-inducing medicines, popularly known as sleeping pills, have a reputation of helping people get some peace and quiet at night. Sleep deprivation is such a difficult condition to have since it literally zaps a person's energy to do the more important things in life, at work and at home. Specifically, it is used by chronic insomniacs who desperately need to get that well-deserved rest. Insomniacs often flip over the hundreds of cable channels each night hoping to get tired enough to sleep. For them, it does not matter if they sleep in from of the t.v. as long as they do get to sleep eventually. But t.v. surfing loses its effectiveness after a few nights, leaving the insomniac up and awake the whole night, and, yes, bone-weary the next morning. Manic workloads, job-related stresses, and the ever-toxic idea of work itself leaves a person with no other option but to trust the ?fast? relief. Studies show that people who are prone to stress and other everyday worries are the ones who would most likely resort to the use of sleeping pills. Other studies, however, also show that long-term use of sleeping pills could cause unwanted side effects or health problems. People who often take refuge or rely mostly on these sedatives are more prone to negative effects and even life-threatening situations as:
*Degradation of activities
Studies prove that continuous use of sleeping pills can reduce brain cell activity, affect short-memory term and cause hang-overs. The aftermath of taking these sedatives may seem manageable, but in the long run, these effects may escalate into more serious problems such us forgetfulness and lack of focus. You wouldn't want to report to your workplace with confused and groggy, right? Also, it's a bad thing to forget certain work errands just because of sleeping pills.
*Dependence
Just like how the body forms its natural defense through the production of antibodies, the body may also develop an immunity to the drug. The frequent intake of a certain drug would lessen the potency of the active ingredients. Eventually, the user would have to take higher doses of the drug, and be open to the risk of developing a drug dependence or addiction. Sleeping pill addiction is, in fact, fast becoming a common health concern.
* Death
People who use sleeping pills have undeniably higher mortality rates than those who don't. Sleep apnea patients are advised to refrain from taking sleep-inducing pills. As sedatives, sleeping pills tend to lengthen the pauses in breathing when one is asleep. This situation can jeopardize the health of people with sleep apnea. Every year, many cases of death are attributed to the effects of these drugs.
As the saying goes, we can buy luxurious bed but we can never purchase a good night's sleep. This proverbial statement just proves that many people are really struggling to board another express train to Dreamland. And the struggle goes on. For some people, a good night's sleep is like a rare commodity. The artificial inducement of sleep may be necessary but caution must always be exercised to prevent sleeping pill overdose. Getting some ?shut-eye? with the help of a pill or two need not lead to the sleep of death
Have you thought ?she has talent?, I wish I could play like that?
Although talent does play a part in musical performance,
it's the 3 D's that make the real difference!
Here are some examples of people with talent who applied the 3 D's to achieve excellence:
? Duke Ellington- spent his life performing 6 nights a week while spending part of every day composing and arranging for his band.
? George Shearing- spent one week at home practicing and working on arrangements for every week of performing in jazz clubs around the world
? James Levine- at age 13 started traveling from Cincinnati, Ohio to Vermont, Colorado and New York (Julliard) to study piano with top level teachers. You can guess that they expected him to practice, practice, practice.
? Billy Joel- from a young age liked classical music and reluctantly took piano lessons because his mother insisted. He was teased by the neighborhood bullies and yet persevered. When he began his musical career at age 18, he also had to support his mother and siblings.
Can you guess what the 3 D's are?
Decision ? Discipline ? Determination
It's practicing these three that will guarantee your piano playing success now and in the future. Let me explain?
Although you can learn how to play many pieces pretty well, eventually you'll want more. The longer you follow this pattern of just practicing and playing songs, the more likely it is that you will become frustrated, bored, lose motivation or worse yet, simply quit.
But there's a better way?
Here's how you can use the 3 D's to get A+ results from your piano playing.
? Decision: Make up your mind to change your approach to practicing the piano.
o Decide to select one song or classical piece that you really want to play.
o Decide on the reason why you want to play this piece (this is a big part of your motivation).
o Decide to set a date for when you will accomplish this goal. (Goals without deadlines are dreams and don't get accomplished).
? Discipline: Every successful person needs to practice discipline if he or she wants to achieve any satisfying results. Just look at Tom Brady, Nicole Kidman, Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey.
o Discipline yourself to select the one piece that you really want to play.
o Discipline yourself to create a plan for accomplishing this goal, for example:
? Identify the sections which will need the most work.
? Identify the support tools that you will need to help you master the piece such as theory, chord knowledge, exercises, etc.
? Identify the ways that you will practice the piece, for instance:
learn 4 measures at a time, practice the left hand alone, start with the final 4 bars, etc.
o Discipline yourself to make practicing this piece a priority every time you sit down at the piano: do this song first in each session and follow your plan for working on the piece.
? Determination: Resolve to value the decision that you made and maintain the discipline to stay with your program until it becomes your new keyboard success habit.
Action Exercises
Here are three things you can do immediately to put these ideas into action.
First, make the decision to follow your new approach to selecting and learning a piece of music.
Take the time to reflect and ask yourself why you want to improve the level of your piano playing.
Second, use discipline to follow your plan every day even when you don't feel like it. If you wait to get inspired and motivated to sit down and practice, you'll never get to the piano.
Third, have the determination to stand by your decision, exercise the daily discipline and stay determined to follow your new success habit for as long as it takes. Sometimes the deadlines you set will prove unrealistic. Simply adjust the dates and stay the course.
If you want to get A+ results from all of the time, money and effort you invest in learning how to play the piano always remember to apply the 3 D's: Decision, Discipline and Determination.
You'll be amazed at how quickly your piano playing will sound super!
Before you know it, other people will start saying, ?you sure have talent!?
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