Are You a Master?

Mastery is an asymptote.

So first of all, let’s clarify what an asymptote is.

An asymptote is a straight line that a curve approaches but never quite reaches.

This tells us, that mastery is something that you are not able to achieve 100%. But the good thing about that is, that you will always be able to get even better by trying just a little bit harder.

If you found an area that matters to you and you really want to get better in it, that‘s the time and place to make mastery a priority for you. But be aware: mastery isn‘t something that can really be reached. It works like an asymptote. It can be your goal, something to aim for, but you will never achieve 100% of mastery. People who are really extraordinary good at something, know that they can always aim higher. And that‘s somehow the beauty of mastery: you can always get better and better at the things that matter to you.

The joy is IN the pursuit more than IN realization — trying to get better even if you are already a ”master” in a specific field.

Finding an area in which you want to aim for mastery, will somehow give you purpose and a motivation boost.

And btw — somehow kids and little children tend to be more likely in flow. They use their bodies and their minds to probe and draw feedback. Kids do this until they stop. They stop because they start to get ashamed of being childish. And that is in my opinion one of our biggest mistakes while growing up. We are too mature, too grown-up, too serious … we have to search and hopefully find the child in us. Then finding flow should become easier.

So define your goal you want to achieve, get out of your comfort zone, be a little bit childish and start getting better at whatever matters to you.

Take a step in the direction of mastery.