The fifth section is on awakening the dimensional mind. There are 7 deadly realities covered in this section (envy, conformism, rigidity, self-obsessiveness, laziness, flightiness and passive aggression) as well as strategies for acquiring social intelligence. The next section deals with social intelligence and seeing people as they are. Having a mentor is the most effective way to gain deep knowledge of a field in the least amount of time – it greatly accelerates that path to Mastery. There are strategies discussed for finding the appropriate mentor(s), knowing when to break away from the mentor and what to do if you cannot find a mentor (the example here is Thomas Edison and there is an interesting tie-back to Faraday). The example of Michael Faraday is used as a great illustration. The next section covers learning through a Mentor and is one of the best parts of the book. All 8 strategies are worth thinking about in detail. 2 of my favorites in this section were “move toward resistance and pain” as illustrated by the example of Bill Bradley and “apprentice yourself in failure” as illustrated by Henry Ford. There are detailed strategies for completing the ideal appenticeship. The author then covers the Apprentice Phase which he breaks into 3 steps:Ģ.) Skills Acquisition – the Practice Mode You do not hold on to past ways of doing things, because it will ensure you will fall behind and suffer for it. “You must adapt your Life’s Task to these circumstances. The following quote from this section that really resonated with me: Mastery by Robert GreeneĢ.) Let go of the past – the adaptation strategy. In this strategy you need to find the career niche that best fits your interests and talents and then evolve that niche over time. ) Occupy the perfect niche – the Darwinian strategy. Two of the strategies he discusses that really gave me a lot to think about are:ġ. The author gives 5 strategies for finding your life’s task and illustrates these strategies with historical and contemporary figures. This is unique to each individual and needs to be well thought through. The work begins by discussing how to discover one’s purpose in life. I also plan to purchase copies of the book for my wife and 2 teenage sons so they can benefit from this material as well. I plan to re-read and work with the ideas and strategies covered in this book and apply them to my personal context. The author provides ideas and strategies that can improve the process for those willing to expend the effort. Spinoza’s quote “All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare” came to mind several times as I read the book. Mastery can be thought of as the unique way each of us can fully actualize our potential for greatness and enjoy a fulfilling life.Īchieving Mastery in life is a lot of work but it is the way to a flourishing life (a life of self-fulfillment). This is an extremely powerful work on how to achieve mastery in one’s life.
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