Advice

Some would say that the best advice anyone can give a young man is "Don't put twinkies on your pizza." While that is some of the most sound advice that I've heard, I believe that there is a much more deep piece of advice to be given. I had just started learning to play bass so I could play in the worship team at church. I was scared out of my mind to play there. There were a lot of people to hear me mess up and play the wrong notes, or get the wrong rhythym. I was so scared to get up there. When I was as scared as I possibly could be, they decided to put me on stage. What they told me before I got on was "Don't be afraid to fail." That struck a huge chord with me(pun wildly intended). I was a young lad, who didn't know much, and I most certainly didn't think of things this way. I never quite realized for myself that failure is actually the stepping stone for success. And hear me out, I failed like crazy that first time. I was sweating, my hands were all slippery, and I played probably all the wrong notes. But it didn't matter. I knew that I would learn eventually, to find the right rhythym, to get in sync with the rest of the band, and I did. I became a much better bass player because I allowed myself to mess up to make myself better. It takes starting from the bottom to get any higher.