What’s your motivation?

Before you start your search for a tutor or instructor, it’s important to figure out why exactly you want to take lessons. Do you want to learn a new skill? Are you looking for a way to impress someone? Or are you just looking for something fun and new that might keep your mind off things (like work!)?

To make sure that the lessons are actually going to be useful, write down all of the reasons why taking lessons is important. If there are more than one reason listed, then great! Now put them in order of importance—which one motivates you the most? Once this is done, ask yourself whether any of these reasons will change over time (e.g., if taking up golfing would help improve my relationship with my dad). If so, then writing this down might not be as helpful as listing all other possible motivations; however, if none of them seem likely or viable in the future—or if there is no real reason at all—then try thinking about what else might motivate someone else besides yourself (e.g., improving skills for work).

Focus on what’s important to you.

Before you start taking lessons, it’s important to think about what you want to get out of them. This will help you choose the right kind of lesson and instructor, as well as ensure that your learning is productive.

• Do you want to learn a new skill? If so, what are your specific goals? Can they be achieved with one or two lessons? Or would more be needed?
• Do you want to join a group of people who have similar interests? For example, if you’re interested in playing an instrument but don’t feel confident enough yet on your own, joining an orchestra or band may give you the motivation and support system that will help move forward quickly.
• Are there any qualifications or certificates available through this activity which might interest or motivate me further down the line (e.g., getting first aid training)? Will these courses count towards anything else I’m already doing (e.g., school exams)?

Check the skill level of the instructor

• Check the instructor’s skill level. If you’re looking for a specific style of riding, make sure your instructor is experienced in it. For instance, if you’re interested in racing or trail riding, it would probably be best to find an instructor who has experience teaching these skills.
• Ask the instructor about their experience. Asking questions about your potential teacher’s training and background will help ensure that they know what they’re doing—and if they don’t have any experience, they’ll probably be able to refer you to someone who does.
• Look at how much time has passed since their initial certification—this can tell you whether or not they are still practicing their craft on a regular basis and staying on top of trends in the industry!

Get recommendations from friends or go online to check out reviews

• Check out the instructor’s reputation.
• Find out if anyone you know has taken lessons with the same instructor, and ask what they thought of him or her. If so, ask them to share their experience as a student. You can also do some research online by typing in the instructor’s name and seeing what comes up when you search for reviews and testimonials from former students. This is where word-of-mouth referrals come in handy: if someone you trust enjoyed lessons from this person, that may be enough for you to decide that it’s worth taking lessons too!
• Look for curriculum and lesson plans posted online by instructors on their websites or through social media sites like Twitter or Facebook; this will give you an idea of what your weekly class might look like if you enroll with that person in mind because it shows how much preparation goes into each session (or series) taught by each teacher before he/she begins teaching his/her students anything new.”

Most important tip of all – Take lessons because you want to. If you’re trying to please someone else, it will not only make it difficult for yourself but also for your instructor, as s/he will constantly worry about whether you are enjoying lessons or not.

Most important tip of all – Take lessons because you want to. If you’re trying to please someone else, it will not only make it difficult for yourself but also for your instructor, as s/he will constantly worry about whether you are enjoying lessons or not.

The best way to ensure that you continue taking lessons is by loving what you do! If music is fun for you, then why wouldn’t we want more people playing? It’s clear that the world would be a better place if there were more musicians in it!

So how can we get more people involved in music? The answer is simple: take something away from this article and enroll in a program today!

Follow these tips and you’ll be more likely to continue with a new activity for longer.

There are a few things you need to know before you jump into lessons.

• Be sure you’re doing it for the right reasons. If your main motivation is weight loss, then that may not be the best place to start (unless you happen to be taking up boxing). You should look at why you want to take up an activity and also what might be holding you back from continuing it long term.
• Learn from the experience of others—and this means more than just reading online reviews! If possible, talk with people who have tried out similar activities that interest you and get their perspective on how they felt about them post-lesson or class session (but avoid asking someone who has only tried out one class—it can give an inaccurate picture). Do they still enjoy the activity? Is there anything they would change or wish they’d known beforehand? What did they learn? What didn’t work for them? These conversations can help illuminate what works well for different types of learners and will help keep your own goals clear throughout your journey as a learner!

3 . Get the right instructor/coach: someone who understands how YOU learn best so that their guidance will allow each lesson