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How can I regain motivation as a bassist?

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:27:08 +0000

I’ve been playing the bass for over 2 years, and suddenly, I’ve lost motivation for it and music almost. Haven’t practiced in a while, and yet I have everything I need. What can I do to motivate myself? I know it’s what I want to continue doing, but I really do lack what I need the most in life at the moment. Any inspirational stories? Books? Anything?

Youtube videos, my friend. I haven’t been on a super long hiatus from guitar yet, but I’ve had little spells here and there. Go look up some videos of a band or bassist you love and see if that helps. When I look up videos I’ll sit there and go "This is why I’m playing, because I want to do THAT one day."

where to find decorating inspiration from real homes?

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:22:29 +0000

I know about HGTV and magazine sites which have inspiration banks, and some places charge you for it. Do you have any good place for real home pictures and inspiration? Not like catalogue stuff which are built studio sets. I want the real deal! Note: Free and online, not in printed mags.

Thanks!

I would suggest Cribdisplay.com

I got my home listed there. Im calling myself Defender over there:
http://www.cribdisplay.com/users/defender/Apartment-3600097/

40sqm, not that big but enough for me. My gf just moved in so we are planing to get a bigger apartment later on this year.

I love the ability to build up the home in rooms, give it try yourself. Im most proud of my livingroom:
http://www.cribdisplay.com/users/defender/Apartment-3600097/Living+room-126/

And ofcourse my garage
http://www.cribdisplay.com/users/defender/Garage-3600342/

Just impored the silver car, hope I will be able to drive it for awhile before the money is needed elsewhere hehe.

Where is the motivation in performance art such as ballet and piano?

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:22:18 +0000

Don’t such artists in ballet and piano get their motivation from their eagerness to please others, aka the audience?

I’ve realized that all my life, I’ve been an exhibitionist, showing off to others. Right now, I’m doing things that I wouldn’t do if I didn’t have an audience to build intrinsic motivation, motivation that comes from within. Doesn’t performance art hinder this goal?

People who get involved in Performing Arts usually do so because they enjoy the CHALLENGE of MASTERING A PHYSICAL SKILL and have the PERSONAL DISCIPLINE to do it.. the other, less talented and less motivated people Play air guitar, or jump around their parents basement or sing into a hair brush.. all to the applause of thousands that ONLY THEY CAN HEAR… and they dream about being Famous.

What are good inspirational song lyrics?

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:31:42 +0000

I need good inspirational song lyrics. Please give me the lyrics with the name of the band.

there’s loads e.g.
keep holding on - avril lavigne
where you will go - the calling
Hold on Hope - Guided by Voices
Mother Just Cant Get Enough(or something like that) - New Radicals
Some things by james morrison
But i LOVE this song and it always makes me happy and inspired, it doesn’t have any lyrics really but i think it may be helpful, hoppipolla - Siguar Ros

What are good inspirational quotes for a girls room?

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:32:48 +0000

I’m a seventeen year girl and i’m redecorating my room. does anyone have any ideas for quotes for my walls. i want to try inspirational but if you have any other good quotes you can add them. i also would like to try famous quotes.

“Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” - Albert Camus

“Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” - Pamela Vaull Starr

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” - Jack London

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” - Vincent van Gogh

“To move ahead you need to believe in yourself…have conviction in your beliefs and the confidence to execute those beliefs.” - Adlin Sinclair

“Learn and grow all you can; serve and befriend all you can; enrich and inspire all you can.” - William Arthur Ward

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” - Thomas Alva Edison

“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln

“Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation.” - William Arthur Ward

“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” - Anatole France

What is the motivation for someone to kiss a corpse in a casket?

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:32:22 +0000

What is the motivation for someone to kiss a corpse in a casket? What does that kiss symbolize.

I don’t know but it freaks the crap out of me. Both my grampas died in the past year and everybody was kissing them and touching theirs hands and even encouraged me to hold the ones hand. I don’t think so.

I was having panic attacks just being in the same room.

What are some motivational questions you would ask to encourage someone to go to school?

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:31:39 +0000

I have to come up with a presentation on Education for work. Why it’s important and some motivational things to say. I’m not asking you to do my homework, just taking some ideas :).

I would never do something as horrible as encourage someone to go to school! D:

However, to answer your question…

Talk about learning not school, school sucks, everyone 18 and under thinks so. Learning however, is fun, quite unlike school.

Learning is a lot of things in fact, exciting, interesting, new, creative. All that good stuff."

There are not a lot of people who would argue that learning boring and pointless. There are however loads of people who can argue quite convincingly that school is boring and pointless, and then back it up with evidence and logic.

So your best bet would be to focus on the wonder of learning, in my opinion. Although school will probably crush it out of them.

Unfortunately I don’t have any ideas for specific questions, sorry.

What is a creative title for a collection of poems about inspiration/hope/determination?

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:32:29 +0000

I have no clue what to title my anthology about poems that are about inspiration/hope and motivation/determination. They are poems about never giving up, being invincible, not letting others knock you down, etc. Thanks!

I’m not that good in titles so what I think you can do is think of or research on things around you that symbolize hope and endurance…:]

what’s the most inspirational quote possible that you would give to a homeless veteran in a letter?

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:21:40 +0000

I have to write a letter to a homeless veteran( weird huh?), and I wanted to add an inspirational quote that will reach into your soul and help you understand why life is so tough. deep huh?

"Whether you believe you can or believe you can’t, either way you’re right." Henry Ford

I like this one, but there are a lot of others out there, does it only have to be one?
I will give you some more from my list:

"The important thing is not where you were or where you are, but where you want to get."

"Dissatisfaction is a man’s driving force. Dissatisfaction is created by failure. More failure, more dissatisfaction, more driving force, more success."

"No man is ever whipped,l until he quits in his own mind."

"A journey of a thousand miles starts with just one step."

"Your limitation is in your mind."

"To an unshakable resolution, fortune will oppose no bar."

"You can do anything, but not everything."

"There is no way to happiness, happiness itself is a way."

"The man who loses heart after one failure is a fool to make a start."

"Fortune has often been blamed for her blindness, but fortune is not so blind as men are."

"Failure is simply opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." Henry Ford

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice."

"I tell you further that if two of you agree upon the earth concerning anything for which you ask, it will come to you from my father, who is in Heaven." Jesus Christ

"Faith without works is dead."

"Never be intimidated by your challenges, no matter how tough they are, they will bow to your destiny."

"He who lives without discipline, dies without honor."

"Work hard on your job and you’ll earn a living. Work hard on yourself and you’ll earn a fortune."

Those are some that I live very much. I hope they will helpful to you. If I were you, I’d give him more than 1.

How can I get inspiration for fashion design?

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:32:14 +0000

I’ve been wanting to practice designing clothing, but I find it hard to get inspiration from anything. I also need help deciding on color schemes. Any ideas?

Often learning about how other people work is helpful when you are trying to get started. Do you have cable tv? Lifetime TV is now running Project Runway, a competition with aspiring fashion designers - it’s on 10pm Thursday nights where I live and it has reruns at other times. I’d suggest watching - it’s a great show and you would get to see how these designers work. You could also see some of the old shows that were on the Bravo network -http://www.bravotv.com/project-runway/season-5/videos
http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway

That being said, inspiration can come from anything - look around you - nature, colors, traffic, architecture, objects, street signs, vintage fashion, movies, people - you can really get inspiration from essentially anything. What you have to do is be open to things, look, go for walks, talk to people. Heck you could design a whole line on people arguing. If you look at the essence of what something is, what makes something interesting, then think how you can apply that to something else. For instance, the word calm - it conveys a number of things, quiet, peace, soft colors, time, endings, ocean, water, moods … try some words and see what you can come up with, then try some ‘things,’ see where it leads you. One of the assignments on Project Runway was walking around New York City - signs, buildings, people, traffic, noise - it was a great assignment that produced really interesting designs.