Summary: A few weeks ago, I landed on a blog post about practice and peak performance. That led me to Noa Kageyama's blog, The Bullet Proof Musician (http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/). After digging through the archives I emailed him right away and asked if he'd let me interview him. As a Juilliard-trained violinist who studies peak performance psychology, I knew he'd be bring a really interesting perspective to the show. Here are some of the highlights from our chat: * Lessons from People Who Are Masters of Their Craft (http://blogcastfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/round-headshot-border-128.png) * A Look into the Influences of Suzuki Violin in Noa's Life * Why You Can Only See Dots Connecting in Hindsight * The Reality of What It Takes to Get Good at Something * Why So Many Small Ideas Are the Foundation for Big Things * The Role That Intense Curiosity Plays in Your Success * Why There's an Element of Performance in Everything You Do * The Role That Learning and Practice Plays in Peak Performance * Why You Can't Learn Effectively without Taking Action * Making Small Adjustments and Tweaks to Get Closer to Your Goal * How the Curse of Instant Results Holds You Back * Why You have to Be OK with Being on the Journey * Making a Mindset Shift to Doing Things for Intrinsic Value * An Eye-Opening Look at the Master's Path * Why There Is No Final Destination * Looking at the Times in Your Past When You Were Really Engaged * Why You Must Learn to Simplify Very Difficult Concepts * Identifying and Developing the Key Mental Skills for Peak Performance * Using the Past to Act Courageously in the Moment * How Pushing Your Comfort Zone Will Cause You to Exceed Your Expectations * Cultivating a Framework for Accelerating Your Progress * Leveraging the Influences of Others to Create Your Artistic DNA Dr. Noa Kageyama is a performance psychologist, Juilliard graduate, and is on the faculty of both Juilliard and the New World Symphony. He teaches musicians how to do their best under pressure. He is a wee bit obsessed with computers, technology, and the internet (and all things Apple). If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here (http://clicktotweet.com/c8U0H)to post it to Twitter.
