1. Know The Score

You’ve got to think about “big things” while you’re doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction. – Alvin Toffler The hues of the opal, 
the light of the diamond, 
are not to be seen 
if the eye is too near. – Ralph Waldo Emerson A mind troubled by [...]

2. Hire The Best

The meeting of two personalities
is like the contact of two chemical substances: 
if there is any reaction, 
both are transformed. 
 – Carl Jung We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own.
 – Ben Sweetland When a choral conductor spends months on rehearsing music with a choir, they don’t want [...]

3. Rehearse For Success

To know what people really think, 
pay regard to what they do, 
rather than what they say. – Rene Descartes Anxiety is caused 
by a lack of control, 
organization, preparation, 
and action. – David Kekich Well done is better than well said. – Benjamin Franklin The value of rehearsing music correctly is an essential practice [...]

4. Value The Rests

We can be sure 
that the greatest hope 
for maintaining equilibrium 
in the face of any situation 
rests within ourselves. – Francis J. Braceland Patience is the companion of wisdom. – Saint Augustine Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. – Ovid The hurrier I go, 
the behinder I get. – [...]

Balance

We can be sure 
that the greatest hope 
for maintaining equilibrium 
in the face of any situation 
rests within ourselves. 

 – Francis J. Braceland

Plan your work, and then work your plan. It might be a commonly repeated statement. It’s repeated because it is true.
Plan your work. Plan your planning and study time. Plan your recreation time. Plan ahead.
TIP: Plan tomorrow’s activities today. If you wait until tomorrow – the planning time will escape more times than not.