Looking back, the things that gave me the most return, were all the instances that pushed me out of my comfort zone. My parents enrolling me to music academy while I couldn’t care less at the time. My classical guitar teacher challenging me to actually start practicing instead of just coming to class. I took the challenge. Some classmates asking me to start a band with them, cause there was a “free stage” coming up at school. Joining bands with older, better and more experienced players. Shaky legs, but I was determined to catch up. Deciding to go and study electric guitar in a different country. I knew absolutely no-one there and felt so out of place. Learning myself how to code websites and how to use photoshop so I could start designing band artwork and online promo. Traveling 7 hours by train to go and do audition for a band that I thought was way above my league. I ended up recording several albums and touring the world for a couple of years with them. There’s many more examples of this, and they all have the same things in common: fear and/or struggle, and the pulling “nah, forget about it” option. Unless my gut feeling told me to not do something, I always took the challenge. No matter what. And I still do. Every tour I impose a certain challenge on myself. Can be anything, f.e. water only, no carbs, practice daily, cold showers only, daily workout, etc. Some of them have been insane, but I love the all-or-nothing attitude :)