Mastery

How many hours would you be willing to commit to something?

Did you know that it takes 10,000 hours to master something.
That’s 416 days
Or if you do something for 2 hours every day it will take you 13.69 years to become a master.

That is commitment. Discipline.

Let’s face it, that’s why not everyone is an NHL all-star, or a concert pianist, or a rock star. The best actors aren’t reality TV stars, they are the ones that put in the work. Their work will be remembered long after they have left this plane.

“Gather in your resources, rally all your faculties, marshal all your energies, focus all your capacities upon mastery of at least one field of endeavor.”  John Haggai

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Being a good Canadian I will use a hockey analogy, and being from Edmonton I will use The Great One as the reference. You can insert Tiger Woods. Yo Yo Ma. Whoever.

The story is as legendary. He started playing when he was barely able to stand. He skated in the backyard rink (yes, Canadians are crazy and build rinks in their backyards even today). He played hockey almost, if not, everyday.

Okay so he was gifted, talented, yes. But it was more than that. He loved playing. It was his bliss.

He could anticipate where the game would go. He could skate. He could shoot with precision. Others could perhaps do any one of those things better than him, but few could beat him at the game overall. His famous quote: I don’t go where the puck is, but where it is going to be.

What made him even more amazing was not only for his love of the game, but his ethics and sportsman-like conduct on and off the ice.

He was creative in his approach to the game. A true master.

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Is there anything that you would like to master?

Something that you would be willing to commit 10,000 hours to mastering?

Do you know where your strengths lie and how those might manifest into your superpowers?

In order to become a master of your domain, what habits do you need to cultivate?