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Tell me if you can relate to me here.

If I were to describe myself to somebody else, I would say Brent is a husband. He's an entrepreneur.

He's a foodie. He likes to travel. And he's a musician. And music is an important part of my life it's an important

identifier i identify myself as a musician a good percent of my self-worth is tied into being a

musician so obviously i i want to improve as a musician always but you know the funny thing is

sometimes even when I have ample

opportunity to do so, I don't feel like practicing. I'm unmotivated to practice sometimes,

and that's a strange thing to want to improve, but yet not be willing to put in the work to do so.

But it's pretty natural. I'm sure that you can relate to me as well with that.

And so today I want to talk about five things that I do when I feel unmotivated practice.

And it's probably not everything that you're expecting today. Let's do this thing.

Welcome to the LJS podcast, where you get weekly jazz tips, interviews, stories, and advice for becoming a better jazz musician.

And now your host. He's a jazz musician, author, and entrepreneur, Brent Bartstra.

Hey, what's up for everybody? Brent here from LearnJass Standards.com, which is a blog, a podcast,

and videos all geared towards helping you become a better jazz musician.

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