Today I want to talk about chronic “jumpers.” As a precursor to this, I want to say that most of the things I write about are things I’ve experienced. So, I write this to hopefully help you with situations that I have been in and let you know if what I have found successful or unsuccessful.
Back on topic! So, what do I mean by “jumper”? I mean someone who goes from activity to activity, giving it a couple of months, and then when things don’t come to fruition, they get upset, discouraged, or disinterested and move to the next thing.
Sometimes we try things and find out in the process that we aren’t as interested or committed as we thought we would be. That’s completely fine! The only way to find out if you like something is to try it. But there are those people that try something for a couple of months and come to the conclusion that it’s just not meant for them when they don’t see rapid improvement or their career didn’t go smashing through the roof or in my realm of things, there wasn’t a line of record labels waiting to sign the artist.
This is a dangerous way of thinking.
We need to be very cautious of this way of thinking because that mindset leads people to go from place to place or activity to activity without ever giving that skill set enough time to grow. They are constantly chasing.
What I would encourage you to do is look back on all of the things you started and gave up on because you became frustrated or didn’t get the instant results you were looking for. Chances are that you started because you had some sort of passion behind it.
Next, try to adopt the mindset that everything takes time to build and develop and that process can take years, especially to get to a professional level.
Having this mindset helps me get through moments when I feel like giving up. It allows me to acknowledge the moments that feel stagnant and then push myself to put in more action and accomplish my goals.
If you find yourself jumping from place to place, keep in mind, a tree doesn’t grow overnight. It takes years to go from seed to full bloom just as it can take years for someone’s career to fully develop. Through the process, you should see continued growth and improvement, but you won’t go from beginner to professional with only a couple of months of training and practice. It will take time but if you are committed and dedicated, I have no doubt that you will succeed.
