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Carolyn Smagalski
Self Mastery
Founder - Editor - Host
“Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through forging,
it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword.
Human beings develop in the same fashion,” says Morihei
Ueshiba, author of The Art of Peace. Think
about the lives of your personal friends and business
associates. They have been faced with challenges, just like
you. Some of the challenges arise from external sources.
These need to be handled with firm decision.
Other challenges
come from within. They begin within your own mind, through
your beliefs, your fears, or your own self-imposed
limitations.
Carlos Castinada
said, “It doesn’t matter how one was brought up. What
determines the way one does anything is personal power.” When
you meet one of life's "grizzly bears," reach inside to
find the mastery of self that can only come from your personal
sense-of-tenacity. Have confidence in your own ability to
meet challenges with effective solutions.
Many who were born
into poverty, misery, or unfortunate family circumstance have
used their experiences to develop fortitude. Examine the
lives of Ronald Reagan, Andrew Carnegie, Oprah Winfrey,
Napoleon Hill, Steven Ross, Conrad Hilton, for example.
Despite the negative influences of their surroundings, they
focused on the positive seeds of their lives and created
circumstances that would lead them into successful ventures.
They observed the trends of the marketplace, educated
themselves through careful association with serious mentors,
developed self-confidence, and created their own vision of the
world.
“One can have no
smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself,” said
Leonardo de Vinci, Master of Art and Master of Self.
The great Buddha said, “One who conquers himself is greater
than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the
battlefield.” Notice the common thread in these words, and in
the words of those who have achieved success on multiple
levels. The golden fiber woven throughout remains prominent:
Mastery of Self.
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