The path to get the right sort of motive to play your guitar is to perform in front of people you know. Do you like to play in front of people and still savor the act? The occasion need not be a conventional one, for you to play.

A method to create momentum to practise your guitar repertoire is to set up an casual concert with a couple of pieces in the comfort of your own home. The members of your own family could be the public. Several places can be created at home where you play your music and motivate friends and other family fellow members to come up and play their own instruments as well. This of course needs some planning to organize a domestic performance and for your own preparation also.

But what happens if you detest the idea of performing? There is one way you could still rehearse your guitar and that is to play in private and imagine that you are playing in front of a crowd. Place some soft toys like teddy bears on them. In these types of fake shows, you must be honest to your self and diligently play every part of your original plan from beginning to the end and if you make a slip, what can be done? You possibly would like to ignore the mistake and carry on playing as normal, in this easy setting. This would in the end result in your raising the level of self confidence and self discipline as well, and this would give you an opportunity to learn from your errors of guitar playing.

This playing could also be recorded and played again, for detecting errors, if any. The recording program need not be made into something elaborate, as you have your cell phone and mp3/4 player, which can make these exercises very easy. Making a recording is similar to having a critic in the audience and listening to other musicians is also beneficial. You must have great dreams to be with the top rungs of guitarists and this can be done when you endlessly listen to others playing who are superior to you. You must work the same kind of love, which you would display in a performance when you practice you guitar pieces, or learning songs. As you learn your music you will also observe your attitude, posture and your tension level. The sense of joy and happiness that you experience during rehearse would spread to the audience when you perform in public.