Sometime folks say that: "My shit's good enough"... and I cringe because I've heard it before, and seen the fallout from that attitude/approach.I admit it's only been since 1987 that I've taught people to become masterful at resenting their concepts. It started for stage and now is often virtual stuff - webinars, interviews, livestreams, etcetera... - but the principle remains the same: settling for "good enough" always loses to those who shoot for greatness.There's not a single person I pay attention to most who has decided to settle. Ad I cannot recall any friend, peer or client suggesting I pay attention to a vid, podcast or gig or some kind where they ask me to patiently try to get around the boring crap to find the golden nugz of wisdom there.The takeaway I wish you to ponder is this: When you shoot for great, you'll always end up better than you even knew possible... and that will be felt by everyone paying attention to you. The exact opposite goes if you choose to settle for "acceptable" delivery.We get what we aim for, whether excellent of mediocre. Choose wisely. Practice well.Do the good work. - Paul, CPH 2025

Spoiler alert: confidence doesn't come first, it comes "along with" the properly practiced exercises. In fact good teaching yields confident, effective students, while poor teaching results in the opposite. The journey has its ups and downs - all journeys do - so the good teachers know when to step in and guide and when to merely encourage and when to shut up and let the process unfold. It's the job of the student to trust the teacher's intuition while doing the most work possible within his/her schedule. Confidence grows during the journey because a well-informed student gets better at knowing what to look for. One can learn the long way on one's own, but it likely to miss certain signposts out of innocence, ignorance or ego. Getting started is the one sure beginner move than gives a new process the best chances of yielding the desired results. Begin with uncertainty and an unsteadiness and you'll bear witness to your own blooming confidence sooner than you imagined.Choose wisely. Practice well.Do the good work. - Paul, CPH 2025