Be responsible for your feelings, and don't try to make your feelings their problem. Remember that this is a goal you have chosen for yourself, and no one else can change what you feel or think but you. Avoid blaming your response on their actions. Keep the big picture in mind: you are working on some aspect of yourself that want to make better. See the other person as a separate individual who is not obliged to make you feel good. Your dislike might come from your own memories and experiences rather than what is currently going on with this person. Or you may see in them some trait or emotion you dislike about yourself. Pay attention to what your dislike centers on, and see if it is connected with anything from your own personal history. Sometimes people deal with feelings they have but can't accept about themselves by projecting those feelings onto the other person. It may or may not be true that the other person acts in some way you dislike, but the cause of your dislike might be your self-judgment about your behavior or inclinations. The cause of dislike for someone is sometimes because they remind you of some problematic person you knew or know. You may not even be aware that you are associating the two people, and transferring your feelings from the past person to the present situation. Maybe you have allowed the opinions and experiences of others to color your feelings about this person. Refer only to your own actual interactions to inform your feelings towards him or her. Let go of previous problems or issues, and don't carry negative expectations based on what has happened before. See the person in the present moment, and keep your focus on what is happening now. You do not need to make your feelings the most central and important part of how you go through your day. People will see you as self-absorbed and self-centered if you are constantly asking for your feelings to be accommodated by everyone else. If you really need to unburden yourself, give yourself five minutes to vent and then move on. Avoid talking in casual or group conversation about your feelings. Don't take yourself or your feelings too seriously.

Summary: Keep your focus on your behavior and reactions. Examine why you dislike the other person. Don't dwell on past events or history. Take how you feel less seriously.

In order to advertise with a music store, you will need to establish a mutually beneficial relationship with one. Make phone calls to several of the nearest music stores. Let them know that you are a new piano instructor and inform them that you are looking for a good store to send your students to. When faced with the prospect of getting new customers, most music stores will be interested in building a good relationship with you. Determine which store seems to suit your needs best and let them know of your intention to direct students there. Then, ask them if you can leave business cards or pamphlets with them. If you can prove that you have a legitimate business, do not have a criminal record, and have the qualifications to teach piano, many schools will be willing to send a flyer home with their students. You can contact both public and private schools at all grade levels. Make sure that the flyer looks professional and includes all necessary contact information. If you have a place of worship and they have a bulletin board, ask permission to place a flyer there. If your church does not have a bulletin board but does have a weekly bulletin, ask about the possibility of putting a short announcement or insert in there. Many places of worship are very eager to help their members. Consider pinning a random flyer to a tree on a vacant back road or leaving one at your table for your waiter when you leave a restaurant or cafe (just make sure you leave a proper tip, as well, to avoid making a potential client angry). With as crowded as bulletin boards and traditional places of advertisement can be, advertising in an area that is not over-crowded with advertisements is an effective way to make your advertisement stand out. You may not reach many potential customers that way, but the ones you do reach will certainly remember you. Blogging can be an effective marketing tool as long as you know how to do it right. Learn how to optimize your blog for search engines. Make sure that your posts are informative and interesting, and be active enough in the blogging community to draw others to your own blog. An online video, posted to a popular online video community, can be a strong promotional tool. Get creative. The funnier or more interesting you can make the video, the more attention it will get. Your video does not need to go viral, but it helps to make it enough of an attention-grabber to attract a large number of hits. Start a Facebook page and Twitter account for your business. Be active on the social media sites you use, continually updating your pages and commenting on others' pages. The more attention you can attract, the more opportunity you have to advertise your lessons.
Summary: Contact nearby music stores. Ask the local schools to distribute your flyers. Pin a bulletin up on your church bulletin board. Look for creative places to advertise. Start a blog. Create an online video. Use social media.