Self-doubt is something that plagues us all from time to time. Whether it’s a rough semester in school, a trying week with a difficult conductor, or a string of auditions where it feels like we’ve stopped growing and hit a plateau, it can be easy to question our abilities and wonder if we have what it get any further down the path. Conventional wisdom suggests that we have to find a way to eliminate this self-doubt, but it turns out the relationship between self-doubt and performance may not be what you’d expect. Why a Little Self-Doubt Before Performing Could Be a Good Thing * * * Level up your practice in 4 minutes If you’ve been confused and a little frustrated by the inconsistency of your performances, and why things always sound better at home than they do on stage or in lessons, I put together a FREE 4-minute quiz that I call the Mental Skills Audit, which will help to pinpoint your mental strengths and weaknesses, and let you know what tweaks and adjustments to make in your daily practice for more consistently optimal performances. It’s 100% free, and takes just 4 minutes to get your results emailed to you as a PDF. You can take the MSA right here: bulletproofmusician.com/msa