challenge yourself Archives – Mischa Marcks https://www.mischamarcks.com/tag/challenge-yourself/ Mon, 02 May 2022 10:10:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.mischamarcks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-MM_Logo_5klein-32x32.png challenge yourself Archives – Mischa Marcks https://www.mischamarcks.com/tag/challenge-yourself/ 32 32 Is the BASS a melody instrument? https://www.mischamarcks.com/is-the-bass-a-melody-instrument/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-bass-a-melody-instrument Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:30:33 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=3309 Is the BASS a melody instrument?What do you know about the BASS guitar in context to the rhythm section? What is your role? What is your responsibility? Remember that Spiderman quote? "WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY" So the first question really is...Are we all that powerful, just playing one note at a time?The answer is...Yes, indeed! In fact, it […]

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]]> You TRY, You FAIL! https://www.mischamarcks.com/you-try-you-fail/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=you-try-you-fail Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:34:45 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=3299 You TRY, You FAIL!Have you ever tried something and failed hard?I guess we all have to some degree. I know I felt like a failure at times. Like when I botched the first round of entrance exams for music college or when I didn't get that gig that I really wanted.But as Donald Waugh (my […]

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]]> Dealing with lack of motivation https://www.mischamarcks.com/dealing-with-lack-of-motivation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dealing-with-lack-of-motivation Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:35:04 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=3214 Dealing with lack of motivationLet’s start with a definition of motivation. The word motivation derives from the latin word “movere” which means to move. Psychologically speaking there are only two ways we can move. Away from pain or towards pleasure. Those are the only two motives that exist for us to do anything.  Lack of motivation […]

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]]> Why good things can have negative effects https://www.mischamarcks.com/why-good-things-can-have-negative-effects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-good-things-can-have-negative-effects Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:00:29 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=3029 Does goodness come wrapped in "badness"?I'm in pain, today! After injuring my arms during my studies in 2009, you'd think I've learnt my lesson. But it's not as easy as simply understanding the mechanics of what lead me there.Let me explain what I'm talking about. It sounds like a paradox, that good things could have negative […]

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]]> Celebrating failure is for losers ? https://www.mischamarcks.com/celebrating-failure-is-for-losers-%f0%9f%98%9c/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-failure-is-for-losers-%25f0%259f%2598%259c Thu, 14 May 2020 19:00:07 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=2788 Are you celebrating failure?Nowadays, there is so much content out there that suggests that we should celebrate failure and mistakes. The only way to learn is to fail. Even I often say "Every mistake is a little present to your future self."But making a mistake is only half the story. It doesn't mean that it's […]

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]]> Are You Enough? https://www.mischamarcks.com/are-you-enough/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-enough Thu, 07 May 2020 19:30:14 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=2753 What Does "Being Enough" Even Mean?Is it a state of gratitude? A state where you are happy with what you own and have accomplished? Or maybe a state where you feel enough without referring to your "successes"?I can't give you a definite answer. But I can tell you what it means to me and how […]

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]]> Music Is A Mission Not A Competition https://www.mischamarcks.com/music-is-a-mission-not-a-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=music-is-a-mission-not-a-competition Thu, 30 Apr 2020 19:30:47 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=2694 Music is a mission not a competitionCompetition can be a good thing. It makes us give it all and walk that extra mile. Without competition evolution would not have occurred in the same way or at all. So it’s pretty save to say competition is a natural thing. Competition can be the fuel for progress. […]

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]]> I Was Tricked Into Playing Bass https://www.mischamarcks.com/i-was-tricked-into-playing-bass/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-was-tricked-into-playing-bass Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:26:01 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=2560 The Big LetdownWhen I was fifteen and just started playing music, I had no idea that I would become a solo BASS player. Quite the opposite. I had absolutely no interest in becoming a BASS player. I wanted to be the next Kurt Cobain. The only kids I knew that were also interested in music […]

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]]> Never Miss Twice (Routine vs. Freedom) https://www.mischamarcks.com/never-miss-twice-routine-vs-freedom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=never-miss-twice-routine-vs-freedom Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:25:09 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=2505 The root of routineWe live in a pretty crazy time. We are practically available 24/7. Not only available to our family and social circles, but also to neurological stimuli from media in all shapes and forms (emails, notifications, advertisement, news, etc).It didn't used to be like that for most of our history. It's actually a […]

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]]> Abundance vs. Scarcity Mindset https://www.mischamarcks.com/abundance-vs-scarcity-mindset/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=abundance-vs-scarcity-mindset Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:00:30 +0000 https://www.mischamarcks.com/?p=2458 Living in a world of abundanceLiving in the first world means living in abundance. We don't need to walk 50 km to the next source of fresh water. We don't have to hunt wild animals and hope that we will get lucky, so our tribe will get fed that day. Today, we have supermarkets and […]

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