Mastery
The Key to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
About the book
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by George Leonard | Plume ©1992 |
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192 pages |
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Mastery. Are you a dabbler or a hacker or an obsessive or a master? We all have elements of each and we tend to fall into particular patterns in our lives. In this Note, we'll explore George Leonard’s brilliant ideas on how to live a life of mastery, in which every moment becomes an opportunity for growth and self-expression as we embrace the practice of living masterfully.
"Perhaps the best you can hope for on the master’s journey, whether your art be management or marriage, badminton or ballet—is to cultivate the mind and heart from the beginning and at every stage along the way. For the master, surrender means there are no experts. There are only learners."
George Leonard
big ideas
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Dabbler, Obsessive & Hacker |
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Diligence |
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Endless Climaxes |
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Loving the Plateau |
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Practice As a Noun |
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Surrender |
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Intentionality |
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Homeostasis |
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Pitfalls on the Path |
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Mastering the Commonplace |
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Getting Energy for Mastery |
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Mastery
introduction
from the book
“We fail to realize that mastery is not about perfection. It’s about a process, a journey. The master is the one who stays on the path day after day, year after year. The master is the one who is willing to try, and fail, and try again, for as long as he or she lives.”
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If we have any desire to live at our highest potential, we MUST master the concept of Mastery. And George Leonard, a life-long learner, educator, teacher, author, and Aikido master is our ideal teacher.
This book is packed with simple, profound truths aimed at helping us re-orient ourselves from ineffective Dabbler, Obsessive and Hacker approaches to life to one of Mastery. Life’s too short for anything other than our best, wouldn’t you agree?
My vote: Let’s dedicate our lives to a path of Mastery. Starting now.
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