Self Control

Over the years, I've noticed that as my performance starts to improve, so does my self control.  Whenever I get to this point with what I am doing, where I start to become aware of my self control, that is when I start to believe in what I am doing.  When you first start doing something new, there are a lot of steps you go though.  Not being able to reach all the notes, hesitating at the wrong places, forgetting what you're doing, and generally trying a bit too hard to be somewhere.  As you get good enough, these things start to go away.  It's hard (if possible at all) to actually describe when or how this happens, but I feel like when you get there, you will know.  It's a good feeling to think that you're doing well at something.  Obviously, you can't look too far ahead because there are always going to be people that are better than you.