"Nature never pays an unearned account and she never fails to pay one that has been earned. If you wish to achieve financial success, if you wish to be happy, if you wish to be healthy, if you would be morally clean, if you wish to find religious peace of mind, there is only one sure way, and that is the straight and narrow path—the way of honor, the way of industry, of moderation, simplicity, and virtue." N Eldon Tanner
“Mastery”
by
Geroge Leonard
“the
mysterious process during which what is at first difficult becomes
progressively easier and more pleasurable through practice”
Ralph Waldo Emerson put in similarly when he said: “That which
we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do—not that the nature of the
thing is changed, but that our power to do is increased.”
Mastery – It resists definition yet can be instantly
recognized. It comes in many varieties,
yet follows certain unchanging laws. It
brings rich rewards, yet is not really a gal or a destination but rather a
process, a journey
· Starts
with baby steps
· Requires
practice
· Requires
patience
Loving the Plateau
“the real juice of life, whether it be sweet or bitter, is to be
found not nearly so much in the products of our efforts as in the process of
living itself, in how it feels to be alive” and “If our life is a good one, a
life of mastery, most of it will be spent on the plateau”
The Five
Master Keys
· Instruction
o
The best thing you can do is to arrange for first-rate
instruction
o
It comes in many forms: master teacher; books; films; tapes;
computer; group instructions; class room; knowledgeable friends; counselors;
business associates and even “street”
· Practice
o
Practice is this sense implies something separate from the rest
of your life
o
The people we know as Masters don’t devote themselves to their
particular skill just to get better at it.
The truth is, they love to
practice
· Surrender
o
The courage of a master is measured by his or her willingness to
surrender, surrendering to your teacher
· Intentionality
o
The power of the mental game
· The Edge
o
Those we know as masters are dedicated to the fundamentals of
their calling
o
They are zealots of practice
o
Connoisseurs of the small, incremental step
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