Mastery — Quote 25
“What separates Masters from others is often something surprisingly simple. Whenever we learn a skill, we frequently reach a point of frustration— what we are learning seems beyond our capabilities. Giving in to these feelings, we unconsciously quit on ourselves before we actually give up. Among the dozens of pilots in Rodriguez’s class who never made the cut, almost all of them had the same talent level as he did. The difference is not simply a matter of determination, but more of trust and faith.”
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