A system is comfort. When we have and follow a system, whether it's for completing tasks, or crafting, or making a grocery list, our mind can be at ease. Why? Because we know we have the steps to complete our task, and all we have to do is to follow the steps and the task will be done.

When it comes to harp playing, people frequently make one of two mistakes. One is thinking that harp playing is inherently creative, and therefore a system is not only unnecessary, but it will rob your music of its soul. The other is trying to systematize everything about your playing in an attempt to get consistent results or make consistent progress.

If you heard last week's podcast, you know that the word "progress" is one of the words I'm trying to steer clear of this year, but it is one I am going to find hard to avoid. What's interesting, though, is that systematization is one of the "progress" traps. Progress, meaning in this case growth either overall growth or integration of a single piece of music, defeats every attempt we make to predict it. But that doesn't mean that systems are useless for us; in fact, it points out how much we need systems. We just need the right ones.

So today I'm going to give you a systems roadmap, three systems that can predict your growth. I know these systems are powerful, and I hope that today's show will convince you to look at how you do what you do with your harp playing, and give you some quick and easy ways you can make an upgrade.

Links to things I think you might be interested in that were mentioned in the podcast episode:

• Still some spots left at the Getaway Retreat. Register today!

• Related resource 5 Steps to Expand Your Vision and Achieve Your Goals blog post

• Harpmastery.com

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