Comments on: 5 Life Success Principles I Learned from Playing the Piano http://brianwong.com/blog/5-success-principles-piano/ Brian is a professional Internet marketer and social media marketing expert. Brian blogs about social media, online marketing, technology & personal development topics. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Meryil http://brianwong.com/blog/5-success-principles-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-3069 Meryil Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:50:36 +0000 http://brianwong.com/blog/?p=878#comment-3069 This I believe is the recipe for everything. All one needs in life is an imagination so vivid, that they can see the end result. We naturally programme our bodies and lives to gravitate towards in a subconscious manner. I guess thats were "wishing on a star" and many more superstitions have magic! All we are doing is programming ourselves to succeed. Thank you for your input in all the things in life. I found you by mistake and what a wonderful occurrence that was. This I believe is the recipe for everything. All one needs in life is an imagination so vivid, that they can see the end result. We naturally programme our bodies and lives to gravitate towards in a subconscious manner. I guess thats were “wishing on a star” and many more superstitions have magic! All we are doing is programming ourselves to succeed. Thank you for your input in all the things in life. I found you by mistake and what a wonderful occurrence that was.

]]> By: harshthakkar http://brianwong.com/blog/5-success-principles-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 harshthakkar Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:39:52 +0000 http://brianwong.com/blog/?p=878#comment-3045 hi Brian, Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece ... So true - "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field" :) Best Regards, Harsh hi Brian,
Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece …

So true – “An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field” :)

Best Regards,
Harsh

]]> By: Brian Wong http://brianwong.com/blog/5-success-principles-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-3044 Brian Wong Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:26:08 +0000 http://brianwong.com/blog/?p=878#comment-3044 Hey Julie. Yes, I think self-discipline deserves a mention on the list too. :) For a long time, I use to say that if you had passion, you won't need self-discipline because you would want to do it anyway. But I have found that if you have many interests as I do, then you still need self-discipline to stick to a practice schedule. So you are right, I think self-discipline will be item 6 on the list. One of the key reasons I started learning now is that I want my kids to see that I play and get influenced by that. I have learned that you cannot change others (not even your kids), only yourself. And I hope that they will want to learn one day when they are older by having an environment that supports that. :) Who knows? I'm 37 and just started. Maybe your older daughter will take it up again at some point. :) Hey Julie. Yes, I think self-discipline deserves a mention on the list too. :) For a long time, I use to say that if you had passion, you won’t need self-discipline because you would want to do it anyway. But I have found that if you have many interests as I do, then you still need self-discipline to stick to a practice schedule. So you are right, I think self-discipline will be item 6 on the list.

One of the key reasons I started learning now is that I want my kids to see that I play and get influenced by that. I have learned that you cannot change others (not even your kids), only yourself. And I hope that they will want to learn one day when they are older by having an environment that supports that. :)

Who knows? I’m 37 and just started. Maybe your older daughter will take it up again at some point. :)

]]> By: Julie Weishaar http://brianwong.com/blog/5-success-principles-piano/comment-page-1/#comment-3042 Julie Weishaar Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:07:41 +0000 http://brianwong.com/blog/?p=878#comment-3042 Love the analogy. How about adding self-discipline to your list? I hope your kids follow your example. Both my daughters (now 17 & 22) took piano lessons for a short while. The older one never practiced so I stopped her lessons. The younger one would sit at the piano for hours playing everything EXCEPT what she was supposed to practice from her lessons. I stopped her lessons too. Flash forward. The older one doesn't play at all and the younger one plays all the time by ear. - still can't read the music.. She even writes music and is really good at it. I taught her the basic chords so she can now play any song she wants including her own creations. I took lessons for many years and HAD to practice for 30 minutes every day. My mother put the timer on and i practiced. There was no option not to :) Thanks for sharing your insights :) Love the analogy. How about adding self-discipline to your list? I hope your kids follow your example. Both my daughters (now 17 & 22) took piano lessons for a short while. The older one never practiced so I stopped her lessons. The younger one would sit at the piano for hours playing everything EXCEPT what she was supposed to practice from her lessons. I stopped her lessons too. Flash forward. The older one doesn’t play at all and the younger one plays all the time by ear. – still can’t read the music.. She even writes music and is really good at it. I taught her the basic chords so she can now play any song she wants including her own creations. I took lessons for many years and HAD to practice for 30 minutes every day. My mother put the timer on and i practiced. There was no option not to :)

Thanks for sharing your insights :)

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