Week 5: Skill, Character or Luck

     This week we started a new book on Mastery. The pages are small, the story flows and I feel like I am learning a lot more about what it means to become a master of something. I have also learned that I am guilty of doing the very opposite of become a master, which is learning a skill to simply beat someone else, gain money or get a good grade. It is true that we are raised to chase after winning, no matter the situation we are in. 

I have seen this in myself this week even. I like having good grades, and sometimes I put getting a good grade above what I am actually learning. My husband keeps me grounded when I get nervous about not doing well on an assignment by asking me "did you learn something new, and did you try?". For that reason and many more I am very grateful I am doing school with him as my support system. 

Turns out becoming a master at something is also about persevering. That word is one of the words you have heard before, but until you study it you never appreciate it. 

I really enjoyed the reading that we had to study this week and especially the video called Hero's Journey. It talked about the three questions that people care about when they get to the end of their lives. Was I a good person, who did I loved and who loved me, and did I contribute something meaningful. He went on to touch on each question and what we can do to achieve the answers we want. Ultimately he explained that most of the time we are all worried about the wrong things, the things that in the end will not matter to us. We each have a special calling, and with most callings the main thing to do is serve those around us. The main two things that I took away from that video was that I want to find something that I love so much that when I am doing it I lose track of time around me. And second I want to use my gifts to change the world around me, which will eventually change me for the better. 

Changing and learning takes time, patience and perseverance. In a world so focused on getting quick results and being the best, without actually mastering anything, I hope I can slow down and take the time to really love something. I am excited to continue reading the book on Mastery and learning new ways I can slow down and enjoy my life.

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