The better it gets, the BETTER it gets! Our new “Dear Abbey” format is guaranteed to knock your socks off. Time is relative and this 30 minutes is a blink of an eye: You can listen to the WROAR Radio broadcast of “What is Mastery? How to Achieve the Seemingly Impossible” with co-hosts JK and Deeone below.
And now on with the Blog…
Now here is a powerful inquiry: What is mastery, and how does one attain the status of master?
The dictionary says that ‘Mastery’ is ascendancy or superiority. What does this mean? What places you in the stream of energy that begets mastery?
(1) Mastery, to me, means that I have achieved a degree of supremacy in some art form, with some skill, or in some career.
(2) Being a master implies having overcome the complications of an activity, thus making it look simple to do (even to the layman, though he knows he cannot possibly match your performance).
Mastery is a very practical expression – to be a master requires a deep conviction to achieving excellence, and a commitment to do whatever it takes to meet this elevated standard of performance. What could be more practical than this?
A bonus comes with mastery. With mastery comes power.
Power means the competence to act … and one who has mastered an art form or profession has the power to act in a competent manner, and to act in this competent manner consistently.
How do you attain mastery? How do you gain the power to act in a consistently competent manner?
If you are to attain mastery, you must develop a deep conviction inside of you to achieve excellence with what you desire to do… and you must discipline yourself to practice repeatedly (continually re-taking your miss-takes, with an intention of refining those re-takes until you achieve excellence).
If you intend to become a master at anything - be it playing ping-pong, being a surgeon, writing a blog, taking photos of nature, establishing harmonious relationships – you’ve got to become ‘very clear’ about your intention.
(1) ‘Being clear’ is more than visualizing the outcome in specific detail. (2) ‘Being clear’ requires disciplining your inward self-talk to continually support you with what you’re up to, even in those moments of greatest disappointment. (3) ‘Being clear’ means developing an attitude of W.O.W. (Wonderful Obsession with Winning), and never allowing this attitude to wane. (4) ‘Being clear’ means knowing the action-steps you must take to achieve the standard of excellence that you are seeking, and being willing to take these action-steps under any and all circumstances.
The kind of clarity, that I’ve described above, requires that you cease worrying, that you cease feeling anxious, that you release all progress hampering thoughts, and that you resign your feelings of quitting to the Authentic Self that resides deep inside of you.
If you commit to what I suggest in the above paragraph, shortly thereafter, the superlatively creative side of you presents itself and acts on your behalf. One step at a time – one by one – you achieve the seemingly impossible: you achieve the excellence that you have committed to. You become a master!
When you become a master at one thing, it is easier to master other things. When you fail at something new, you are no longer baffled by what happened. You simply know you have more work to do. The perplexities of the matter begin making sense to you as you begin seeking clarity.
Release your hidden energies by grasping what I am offering here. Have you truly absorbed the lesson? Do you have the time to read it again and meditate on it. Can you afford not to?
Begin now… make simple and persistent efforts to achieve mastery in some field of endeavor. The rewards you will gain will elevate your life in all arenas of living.
To be chosen to be a master, you must choose to be chosen.
To be chosen to be a master, you must choose to be chosen.
To be chosen to be a master, you must choose to be chosen.
It is your time now – choose to be chosen!
Please leave a comment to bring greater clarity to what I am offering. Do it for your sake. Do it to serve others who read the blog (the count is high).
Thank you and blessings
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“Best Comment of the Week.” This weeks best comments come from Angry Ramone and Kara (Kara-Bear-a). Thank you for your heartfelt sharing. See their comments here. Illustrations by nick
That really was fantastic. And to think I used to waste my evenings watching Sportscenter! Loved the new format. And yes, Ramone…. you are not experiencing anything that I haven’t felt. Most of my life you could have called me “Sad-Sack Roger.” I guess that would be my bizarro Grand Cosmic WIzard! I loved the tips everyone gave him. I found myself yelling at my computer screen with my 2 cents. I took a lot away from this one tonight and haven’t even really had time to thoroughly read the blog. It’s really all about comittment. I’ve noticed this about myself. Now, that I have 100% committed to being the best family man I can be, it is like anything that distracts me from that purpose makes me a little sick. I’m feeling really good and on track this morning. (although, that may change this afternoon, Ramone!
) My advice to Ramone is that when you are at your lowest lows, try to remember how you feel when you are at your highest highs. Anyone can feel good about themselves in moments of clarity, but I have found the real work is to push through when everything sucks. I used to wallow in it, now I bring up a picture of my commitment (family) and I start to feel a little better. No, I’m not on cloud nine, but I am a Little less the Jerk I was before. And that is pretty good for me. thanks everyone. You all have a good thing going.
Hi Roger. ‘Sad-Sack Roger’ is probably the name you subconsciously gave your counterfeit-self (that self you put together in childhood moments of fear and pain). Once that self gets a grip on the mind, it refuses to let go! Of course it does not have the strength to hold on (even with its 60,000 echoes of howling NO’s), when you make a 180 and open yourself to the Authentic-Self (the grand cosmic wizard that dwell deep in your consciousness, always). I’ve loved your progress, Roger. thank you.
Rob,
Interesting…that just a couple of weeks ago…I was playing with my kids on the ping pong table (and it had been a while!). While I’m definitely not a master in that area (and my kids will tell you that, too!) – the concept you bring up is a really important one. Mindset along with action can go a long way toward becoming a master of {whatever it is that rings true for you}. So…while ping pong probably isn’t it for me (and I’m okay with that!) – I’ll continue playing just for fun (and to give my kids something to have fun with/at!). And…I’ll CHOOSE other areas that connect with my core and actively focus my mind and heart there…
Hi Lance. When the heart is truly focused on your grandest dreams and aspirations, you have a dialogue without yourself in silence (no words, just uplifting feelings). This happens because the heart is filled with your visions of succeeding, and you cannot speak (when the heart is overflowing with resounding “YES’s” … only awe-inspiring silence can be the medium of expression. Have you felt that? Do you like it? blessings
These were great lessons you shared with us last night and today, Rob. In last night’s show I especially loved “the chopping down of the sour fruit tree of our insecurities.” That was REALLY GOOD!!
What I’m learning most from this entire experience is that I have always been equipped with the power to change my circumstances. It was there waiting for me to tap into it. I would always look outside of myself for things and people to bring about that change in my life; but what I was really doing was making them the master over me. And man, did they master me. Those things and people I would use never did the trick for me, as I’m sure you can imagine, but I now know why they often left me frustrated and in despair. I wasn’t clear about what I wanted or needed, and that’s because I really didn’t know what I wanted and needed from them.
I am daily choosing to be that master, and I now have faith that it is happening every single day. Yes my friend, I choose to be CHOSEN! =)
Hi Deeone. I like that you grabbed the ‘sour fruit tree’ metaphor and absorbed it as part of your learning. You are with the ONE, Deeone. You are with all that is contained in the UNI-Verse, Deeone. As you accept this re-union with ‘All Of It’, there will be a disappearance of fear from deep within your subconscious. The whole of existence is ready to respond to you, Deeone. Are you ready to receive that response. A resounding “YES’ is in order (right, Deeone?). Blessings
Supremely busy at the moment, but missing the positivity and felt compelled to comment. It seems mastery is realized once the visions of success are achieved, and getting there requires a consistent belief in our ability to achieve, but also the constant gardening of positive reinforcement.
This does not drive my dream, therefore I do not want to do it. There are other things I could be doing which will move me closer to my dreams and those things excite me on a fundamental level. I can’t wait to get back on track!
Curiously easier said than done! (Though, with practice, we can all do it!)
Ah. Reflection. That feels better. Much better.
Hi Brian. since you are reflecting … reflect on this: seeking mastery is to be in love with what you are doing. Any feeling that makes your work less than a ‘labor of love’ is a feeling that is working against you. Seeking mastery is a relationship with deep involvement in what you are seeking to do with excellence. You know exactly what this is … don’t you, Brian. If you talk to a blooming rose, it will tell you how ‘in love’ it is with the process of blooming. Blessings
That is so right, Rob. The goal is to spend my days doing things I love doing. I want what I do for a living to be the first thought across my mind when I wake in the morning, causing me to leap from my bed, eager to start another day.
And, to that end, I am halfway there. It is the first thought in my mind and I jump out of bed to get started, though I just don’t make any money at it yet. All things in due time, though. Visualize the win…
Hey Rob. You upset my apple cart this week. Man, I’m so attached to my vision of having a perfect girlfriend that it kind of feels so fragile and far away. Where you woke me up is that maybe I’m not committed, you know? It’s like I have this ideal picture, that if anything that does not fit feels like a failure. But, I don’t know what to to do. I’m all about having a specific vision and going after it. Somewhere my head is screwing with me. In work and when I was in school I have a laser focus that just gets things done and gets things done expertly (If I do say so myself. ha). But my specific visions of what my romantic life should be about just doesnt carry through. That’s the part I don’t get. How can I be so good at visualizing and attaining success in one area, but then be a total dud
in other areas. My mastery of career just doesn’t carry over. Maybe that’s just the way it has to go. Steve Jobs didn’t care about making friends. Maybe I just need to stop caring about pretty girls and just become another antisocial-computer-lab-monk type? You can’t have your cake and eat it too, as you super waspy Anglos like to say. Maybe you all are smarter than you look. Ha. 
hi Alan.
I heard of an astrologer who was a very calculating soul. He’d look at the sky before he’d retire for the night, and he’s say, “Ditto, just like last night.” He was a frustrated and lonely soul.
Your life, like looking at the sky, is a living experience, Alan (not meant to be seen as ‘ditto’). Begin looking at your life in a new way … not saying, “Ditto, just like yesterday.” This is a huge tip for you! Read this ten times; no, read it twenty times.
Blessings
Alan,
A few years ago, I was in your position. I wanted to be in a harmonious relationship, but at that time it felt “impossible.” I didn’t know how it is going to happen due to the fact I had very high standards in what I want. Then, when I got more involved into personal development and applying what I read and understanding myself more, everything fell into place. Here is what I did to attract the woman I love into my life.
1. I knew exactly what I wanted in a woman, that includes inner and outer qualities.
2. I started to hold daily visualization sessions to help me get rid of the blocks I have placed on myself. When I did my visualization, I visualized HER wanting me. In other words, I would imagine her saying, “I love being with you Dia” and so on as if she was standing infront of me.
3. During the day, I kept reaffirming what I have visualized and I felt every word that I reaffirmed.
4. I acted as if I were in the relationship.
5. Persist and keep doing the above steps until you attract the woman you want. It took me around 9 months to help convince my subconscious mind, so don’t try it for a month or two and then say it didn’t work. Persistence is an important key over here. It worked with me and I’m sure it will work for you and for everyone else.
This was another big one for me, Rob (Kara-Bear-a does too!!!:) ). I would like to think I could become a “master” of the marketing world by the time I retire. I think that is what is missing from my life right now. If I had a job in marketing I would be so caught up and passionate that I would have time for all the petty bad habits that distract me. I’ve comE around to thinking that being obsessed and passionate about one thing is the most fulfilling way to live. That’s why I want to get out of this crummy job and into a new career. So for now I need to get totally obsessed with getting my foot in the door!
I could totally relate to Ramone and loved everybody’s input… you all could have been talking right to me! I feel like my head is in the right place, but there is something missing. Sometimes I get so up that I feel like my break is around the corner, then other times it just seems sooo impossible. I wish I could see where I am messing up. I’ve got my affirmations and my vision board, but I just seem to run out of time when it comes to networking and doing other things. Sometimes I just feel there isn’t enough time in the day to get it all done.
Hi Kara. ‘Kara-Bear-a’ is a great name for the grand cosmic wizard that dwells deep inside of your heart. You have been allowing this wizard to come into its own in your life. You have been allowing ‘you’ to blossom. If you speak this way to the ‘average Joe’, he will think you are mad. The truth is – you are glad (you are glad that you are obsessed and passionate about things that matter to you). I like where you are taking your life, Kara. keep on going. Blessings
Oh jeez…. I love your new format. I’m curious and scared about how you all might analyze me! I’m not as complex as Angry Ramone so I’m probably not as interesting to discuss. For me the best part of the show was when Deon chimed in with his advice. It just brought everything down to earth and real. It’s scary out there. I feel blessed to have a secure job. I’ve got mouths to feed and bills to pay and Shaq (my wizard) may not be interested in such mundane dealings but what am I supposed to do? Shaq says get out there quit your job and open up that little bar & grill you’ve talking about since you were 18… but we all know the economic reality does not support risk. No amount of abstracting or positive thinking is going to change that. Right now I’m in a holding pattern. I feel like breaking out and telling my boss to shove it (like you did, RIJWA
) but my responsibilty to my family keeps me where I am. It’s a battle between doing what is best for the real world and doing what is best for my creative side. RIght now I’ve got secure job with great benefits (I don’t want to say too much but it involves municipalites and golf courses… 2 things that are never going out of style in FL.). I’ve read your about page and I just can’t wrap my head around how you were able to give up you responsibilties in search of your millions. I mean, am I missing something from your personal history?.. or… maybe you just had a self destructive streak ( like I definately do…) and you pushed the limits and somehow you made the roulette Top Line bet on 00 (I used to gamble too. oy vey!). Oh jeez.. I’m rambling again… I don’t drink anymore but I go out and get all worked up from lifting weights and power walking and am off the wall for like 30 minutes (which is when I feel like commenting and rambling ha 
) I guess my big question is, how does one reconcile the creative drive vs the demands of reality? I’m sorry to say, sometimes I think guys like you just lucked out and hit jackpot at the right time. But dudes likes me are here for their families. And maybe, thats good enough for this lifetime. I know that’s a lot to hang out there, but thats just where my mind goes…
Hi Pat.
Your curiosity tells me that you are willing to question everything you hold as true. This is what I now ask you to do.
You will not lose your money, nor will you lose your family’s love and respect if you conjure up the courage to take that giant step toward your dream for your own bar and grill.
IT IS SCARY OUT THERE, Pat. HOWEVER … (1) ‘the courage to act’ is aliveness (and we are here to feel alive) … (2) ‘the courage to act’ is openness (and when we are open – answers come) … (3) ‘the courage to act’ is vulnerability and impartiality; it is the courage to function without foregone conclusions. You’re biggest deterrent to living your dreams and making millions, PAT, is your foregone conclusions.
There are a few more things I would like to share with you … but you can only chew on so much at a time (this is true of all of us). keep listening to the blog talk-show radio broadcast, and keep reading my blogs. Outrageous success is not something mysterious; it is a very simple phenomenon.
Blessings.
Hi Rob, I don’t know if I care about being a master of any one thing. I do however aspire to master the art of living. To me that means a well balanced lifestyle of travel, friends, family and most of all fun! Just having fun has become the most important thing to me over the last year. I have a perfectionist tendency that can make my days a boring chore. Life is too short for that. But, if there is one thing I’m good at, it is having lots fun and wonderful relationships. I simply want more of it. If I can master those things than I would say I am doing darn well. God bless those people who want to become ping-pong champs or CEO’s… that’s not my bag. I don’t think we have to choose one thing and decide to master it. I’d be lying to myself if I told you I want to expand my business and make millions. Nope, the art of living is the most important thing. Getting too wrapped up in one thing can cause people to miss out on the wonders the world has to offer, don’t you think?
Hi Carol Anne. I think we can become perfect at one thing, and only one thing – we can become perfect at being our authentic selves. with everything else – if we are to attain mastery, we must seek to achieve excellence, not perfection. I think that some folks love pursuing one main aim and only one main aim, while others enjoy being pretty good at a lot of things. As long as they always put the experience of human dignity first, their choices will be right for them. Blessings
Hey Rob. You upset my apple cart this week. Man, I’m so attached to my vision of having a perfect girlfriend that it kind of feels so fragile and far away. Where you woke me up is that maybe I’m not committed, you know? It’s like I have this ideal picture, that anything that does not fit feels like a failure. But, I don’t know what to to do. I’m all about having a specific vision and going after it. Somewhere my head is screwing with me. In work and when I was in school I have a laser focus that just gets things done and gets things done expertly (If I do say so myself). But my specific visions of what my romantic life should be about just doesnt carry through. That’s the part I don’t get. How can I be so good at visualizing and attaining success in one area, but then be a total dud
in other areas. My mastery of career just doesn’t carry over. Maybe that’s just the way it has to go. Steve Jobs didn’t care about making friends. Maybe I just need to stop caring about pretty girls and just become another antisocial computer lab monk type? You can’t have your cake and eat it too, as you super waspy Anglos like to say. Maybe you all are smarter than you look. Ha. 
hi Alan. Real intelligence quietly pursues what the heart yearns to experience; it doesn’t get melodramatic about it. You are an intelligent fellow; begin using your ‘real intelligence’ more, and allow no compulsions to sway you. You’ll like the results. blessings
wow, I listened to Wroar and read the blog this morning. It seems the common denominator for everyone is desire for change and I was thinking of some things that help me make changes. I would love if it can help someone else and I write to remind myself. Gratitude is the first thing. It seems the universe is less generous when I am wanting and absolutely magnanimous when I am savoring and appreciating what I already have. Health, friends, a sunny day or finishing a task you didn’t want to do are ways I can notice my blessings. Also, creating an environment that supports the change is amazingly helpful. I read the trade magazines and I go to conventions. They are a few hundred dollars and a few days and you can learn so much and meet so many amazing experts. It’s also pretty helpful to clarify that vision. Lately I am learning to enjoy the journey. The only place we’re sure to end up is dead and with that inevitability I can be a little flexible about the other stuff by trusting my gut and enjoying every day. Since I have stopped trying to enforce my vision the things I have been wanting are appearing (not exactly as pictured, sometimes better)
Hi sylvia. You have learned to consider wrong thoughts as unnecessary distractions to future successes. This, to me, is the key to your recent triumphant victories. Thank you for sharing your new wisdom. Blessings
I agree with sylvia. It really just comes down to a true desire for change. Well said. I always do myself a diservice because I can be such a drama queen that I get lost and turned around. I find it hard to figure If I am doing what is right for the people I love or am i just sitring up drama to make things interesting. Ego’s can be tricky that way! You’ve taught me about my “clever” wizard. I think we all have (like in the Wizard of Oz) good wizards and bad wizards. I’ve taken to calling my wizard “Glinda” after the good witch. This has been particularly helpful because I know that the WIcked Witch of the West “Clever Alicia” is always ready to wreak havoc!
. Life gets easy when I don’t try to force things. It’s such a delicate balance between going after what I really with “vim and vigor”, and going after what we think we “should” be doing. The lines get blurry for me. I’m not sure about everyone else, but my biggest challenge is trying to find what “glinda” wants to do and what Wicked Witch Alicia is making me do… That Wicked Witch can be soooo convincing! I get what sylvia is saying about being sure we will “die” and what have you… but I want the Wicked Witch dead and buried with her socks rolled up while I go down my yellow brick road. How can I discern all these voices and influences pushing and pulling while staying true to myself? What do you do. ( you can tell I’m kind of hoping you choose my comment for next week! 
. Lots of love. Thanks for everything you are doing here.
Good Morning Alicia, I will share a short thought (I hope). I have an addiction that allowed “she”, my wicked witch, to control me for many years. I was addicted to drama. High energy emotional situations where I could be “right” were my specialty. It is as devastating as alcohol, drugs, or gambling,,,maybe worse because you can tell yourself you’re right. Only when I recognized, (it only took decades) that I could NEVER WIN with drama that I began to find another choice. In drama, even if I’m “right(A very dangerous position)” i am always wrong. With practice the emotional “high” of being right is easily replaced with the ecstasy of self love. We are all works in progress. The goal is peace not perfection…hugs. PS, 2 powerful phrases: I’m not sure and Let me consider before I give an answer.
Hi Alicia. I like your wizard’s name, and I like why you named her the name you named her. One sign of an immature mind is its inability to learn lessons from its personal disasters – yours is not immature, Alicia. Keep investigating the truth and you will continue to sense the existence of a higher way to go in life. Thank you
Hi rob,
Very GOOD! When I was younger my goal was being the best mother that I could possibly be. Now that the birds have flown the nest I have moved on. Now I am working on mastering the lessons I have learned in life. Hopefully I can help a few souls not make some of the mistakes that I have made. In reality they were not mistakes only learning experiences.
After reading Alan’s comment I must open my mouth. First Alan stop worrying so much about love. Keep your heart open and love does find away.
Write down 10 things you wish to find in that wonderful lady. If you find most of these qualities get to know her better, maybe the few she does not hold will not matter anyway.
Remember no one is perfect! Look for your best friend first and you just may find the love you are looking for.
Good luck Alan and REMEMBER Love does find away when we learn to enjoy life and stop looking for it, it finds us.
Thanks Rob for another great thinker. Mastering what you want in your life is the key to a wonderful happy life. We are the master when the day is done.
Blessings to you,
Debbie
Hi Debbie. Mediocrity is an attempt to preserve the false self, isn’t it. When one seeks mediocrity, she seeks to lower her self-esteem (or his self esteem), doesn’t she. Why would a superlatively creative being (which is what we human being are), seek less than the best results. You have proven that with raising your children, haven’t you. thank you
Fantastic read here!
When I first started serving almost 11 years ago, I was terrible. I struggled with some of the simplest things. And for a long time, too. One day, I sat down and decided to master the craft. I began looking for ways I could improve, and implementing them. I started listening to the things the managers were telling us to do and doing those. It didn’t happen overnight, but gradually, I’ve become one of the better servers in my restaurant and am consistently one of the top sellers.
Developing mastery in other areas is the same way. It’s not until we’re willing to look at what we can do better that we begin to improve. When we not only look for things we know we could do better, but are also open to the teachings of those who have gone before us, we begin to grow.
“To be chosen to be a master, you must choose to be chosen.”
That one line sums it up very well.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Grady. YES, ‘master the craft’, no matter what the craft may be … and you will experience the joy of self-mastery! Of course, when I say ‘master the craft’, I mean not the craft of playing the role of ‘poor me’. ‘Poor me’ is a craft that best be left behind, which you have learned to do, Grady. It shows. Thank you.
Hey brother man. I think that was a really cool show, but it’s just way too serious for me. I don’t think life is supposed to be about so much achieving and overcoming. Sometimes I think you can’t see the forest through the trees when you get so caught up in achieving, committing and abstraction. I’m all about mindfulness and enjoying the journey. I think that is missing from your conversation. Like, I would have told Ramone to relax and enjoy his idle days. Life gets too busy. I am jealous of anybody who has the time to go out and sit in the sun and do nothing like a big ole cat. Life gets busy and fast if we don’t pay attention. I think people sometimes just have to realize that ultimately there is nothing to achieve, nothing to be done, we have everything we need to be happy right now. Don’t get me wrong, I think you all have a good uplifting message, but man, you got to tell people to stop and smell the roses too.
Hi Rus. There is always perfect balance to a well lived life, isn’t there. Thank you for reminding us of this. With calm command, we know what to do with our time all day long. This is what you are pointing to. Nice comment. Thank you.
Hi Rob, I think you know me well enough by now to know that I am committed to master my music. I’ve already put in the time and feel inspired and passionate everyday. My big question is always, how do I measure success? There are lots of musicians I consider huge successes that nobody has even heard of. Sometimes I think that is enough, then other times I think you need the big stage and the fame that comes with it. There are so many hacky, horrible, talentless acts out there that manage to get the fame and the fortune. I think they mastered fame game (and mollifying their big-ego-game) but I don’t think they are real artists. So to me, being true to my art first is the only thing that matters. I just don’t believe you can worry about getting famous if you are truly committed to your art. If it comes, it comes. If you want to master fame and fortune that is a game in and of itself… in other words, you put your true artistic expression on the back burner. So,, for me I sticking with mastering the world of songwritting
Hi John. Nothing is more charming than listening to someone who truly knows what he wants. Thank you for that. Right efforts in the right direction always produce right results .. and you are one who is living testimony to that, aren’t you, John. thank you
Hi Rob,
This was a brilliant post and in particular I loved your statement “to be chosen as a master, you must choose to be chosen”. These are extremely powerful words and what I take from them, is that mastery is available to us all, and it is we who choose to gain mastery. We can all become masters in a particular area. As you said, we must be willing to keep trying again and again, and have faith that competence will eventually manifest.
Hi Hiten. Repeat to yourself, “I am continually awakening to a new me,” and soon it shall be! this is what you are up to; it’s the way of taking command of one’s personal evolution. You are a part of that team, aren’t you. Blessings
Hi Robert, well I think it is too late for me to master any one thing. But I do like the idea you brought up of just remembering that we all have that “wizard” inside of us. I don’t like thinking that there is more for me to achieve, but I do like the idea that there is a lot more living to do. If we forget about the 8 year old, or the wizard inside of us we do ourselves a great injustice. I’m not a master sailor, but I am a master at enjoying the ocean and life in general. No doubt about that one. So you bet your bippy that I am committed to my vision. I feel confident about that. Mistakes? I’ve made a few… but no regrets. That’s part of my evolution. While I don’t really want to achieve anything more perse, I want to keep evolving. That is something I can get on board with.
Hi Salty. The best way to see that we have something worthwhile to do with our lives is to notice that we don’t present;y have anything worthwhile. You have a lot more to offer to humanity, Salty. Humanity is relying on folks like you. thank you
Hi Rob. I’ve been having a particularly productive week and I think it’s because you got me thinking about my goals and difference between attaching and committing. I feel a difference now because I realized that my commitment has just not been there. I’ve kind of had a blurry focus about my big goals, so I’ve decided to commit to small goals, day to day and week to week. I decided I wanted to have a really powerful week since the last show and it has been so far so good. I’m basically fed up with just feeling like I survive every workday and hang in there until the weekend. I started journaling and seeing where I can do better during the day. My big goal is to feel upbeat and energetic everyday. I’m sick of the ups and downs and mood swings. It was helpful hearing JK and Deeone tell about the vicissitudes of their own attitudes. Right now I’ve decided if I’m going to reach my big goals, I simply have to commit to making everyday a productive one and then every week. Life is too short to feel like a grind everyday. I think the best way to stay out of that mentality is to feel like I am making a difference.
Hi Joan. Attachments vs. commitments – that’s a big one. When we attach to our abstractions, we take little action. We find we are stuck with the vision, but going nowhere with it. When we commit to our abstractions, we take the necessary action to transform it from an etheric idea into a physical reality. How great is that, right! Thank you
I agree that mastery involves becoming good at a certain skill. It involves practice, till the point where you can gain some form of leadership. While it is easy to become proud of one’s achievements, it is also important to be grounded. Being grounded indicates a willingness to be open to continuous improvements.
Thank you for sharing your views on mastery. It certainly paves the way to greater success!
Hi Evelyn. We reclaim our psychic energy by accepting the vital powers that dwell deep inside; powers that want to make our lives right. This is what I feel about you. Are you ready to open to more of that vitality? Blessings
Hi Rob,
Excellent post as usually my friend. Indeed, becoming a master at something requires continous practice and becoming clear at what we want to achieve. It takes committment to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiam until we achieve our goal. I have witnessed being a master in attracting the woman I want in life (at least it feels that way). Before I attracted her into my life, I stopped worrying and let go of the resentment feelings I had within me, then things began to fall into place. I become ONE with what I wanted, which is why it has worked. The way we feel plays an important role in achieving success and mastery. Thanks for sharing my friend
Hi Dia. You are holding back. Your inner instructor is always wanting to be heard above your noisy mind. let it be heard. You are born for greatness; let this part of you shine through. Blessings
Wow Rob. I’m simultaneously blown away and crashing back to earth. You should have emailed me letting me know you used my comment as a topic. I just caught up yesterday and it was EXACTLY what I needed to hear. Just to know that I’m not out there alone is a huge relief. Sometimes I think I’m my own worst enemy… in fact I KNOW I’m my own worst enemy and I don’t think this is an uncommon thing. JK and Deeone are spot on. I heard their voices when I hit my slump today and it pulled me right out. For me, there is so much to just stop wallowing in that “Woe is me” stuff you talk about. It is so easy to do when you are out there on your own. The big thing I took away is that no matter how low I can get, I have to realize I am not a special case and I just have to yank myself up by the old boot straps. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that my new wizard moniker is “Happy Ramone” but I WILL take “Ramone” (I decided to drop the angry tonight… I like that). I have a lot to chew on. If I wasn’t still out of work I’d be cutting you all checks at the going rate for the most prestigious of Manhattan shrinks! ha ha. Thank you all for the boost and for the dose of humanity and reality. (I’m feeling pretty darn good right now! but tomorrow may be a different story and “Angry” may show up, but I’m OK with that now!
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Hi Ramone. That which is truly valuable is known as that which does not contribute to the strength of our ego. Your anger is not valuable, is it. Your anger belongs to your ego. let go of your ego, and your anger has no place to dwell. blessings
Oh snapp my man. I dont what the hell you all are rambling on about. FOr real… Why don’t you all just get out there and take care of business?! You know, JK … you ever listen to Chris Rock when he’s all.. “I take care of my KIDZ!) well just take care of your kids and stop messing around already. It aint that hard. I know Iknow.. I dont have a family to worry about but my days are filled with TCB TCB (TaKIN CARE O’ BIZnazz) 24 hours a day! I know my Biz gots nuthin to do with You all … but I am cool, calm and focused on what I’m up to and I dont need no Wizards, or abstractions to get where I’m going. All i Need is me. THat’s it. I got messed up listening to what my Pops wanted me to do… I got messed up listening to what my BOyz wanted me to do, but the only time I felt good is when I threw ALLLL that shiz out and just got real. My wizard is mesefl, and when my wizard gets out of whack, amgic marc whacks em back… and VICE-A Vers_AHHHHH!!!~!
Yo..YOu know i’M COMMItted to my dreams. It’s the only way I’ve ever known. THere are no shortcuts to get up in that. Either you for real or you just whacikin off. I’m for real. I need a BREAK from all this psycho drama mind-adventure. I got to get back to the MagicMarc basic training program and just go ALL out and OUT of MY MInd!!! Yo Holla back! Im for real and I know WHAT I’m up to.
Hi Magic. We walk with greater lightness when we understand that there is a lot that we do not know. I believe you feel that lightness at times. Do you? Thank you
You are a Master. And once you begin to Seek mastery, you are On It’s Path. Yah Bless
(smiling) My Road is Mastery……. Even if I must lay down my Life for it……. Or Leave. Seeing the Mastery of the Creator, within Life begins>>>>>>> MASTERY