As I sit here in a Starbucks feeling a bit frustrated I’m reminded that frustration is actually a fuel for me. It pushes me into taking new kinds of actions. When I get tired and frustrated enough of my current situation I finally stop beating my head against the same wall and look for a door or a window or something.
Progress is made not only by regular application of effort but changing who and what you are in the process. Not just playing your instrument but digesting new material, mastering new techniques, writing new songs and so forth. Playing the same material that you already know is like working the same job and doing it the same way over and over again. Until you get to the level that you want to be at you have to constantly be pushing onward and upward. Once you reach “that level” it probably won’t be enough, either so you will continue to learn, master material and grow.
When you start feeling frustrated it’s a signal that you are not satisfied with the situation that you are in. What can you do to improve you circumstances? Are you doing the work and acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary to get to the next level? Are you surrounding yourself with others of a like mind? Are you seeking out new ideas and opportunities for growth and progress?
My challenge is to turn frustration into productive action and not allowing it to turn to anger and getting caught up in my feelings. I must recognize the frustration and realize that I need to step back and take a look at what I’m doing and what changes I need to make in myself and/or my situation. The frustration is a little fire in my gut to help me to expend the time and energy to make the changes necessary for me to get past (and over) whatever is making me frustrated.
I find that it’s also helpful to have your goals written down somewhere where you will see them. When I feel myself getting frustrated I can look at what it is I’m trying to do, what I have accomplished and what my next steps are so that I can “stay in the zone” so to speak. In my case I’m working on using a website as a place to keep my goals, my lists, to document my efforts and so forth. When I open up a browser that’s my homepage so I can check my lists, note my progress, document thoughts and ideas and so forth. Though I prefer to write things down I find that I end up with tons of pieces of paper all over so the digital workflow scrapbook is a better way.
So a reminder to myself- TURN FRUSTRATION INTO FUEL.
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