Anyone actively trying to master something?

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Do any of you have some sort of skill or job or something that you are really trying to master. Not something you are trying to get good at, but something that you are willing to sacrifice for and put in tremendous amounts of work in to master? Something you are basically dedicating your life to?
 
No, but I have a lot of respect for people that do. That being said, there are people in all walks of life that waste their lives trying to master something that they do not have a natural talent for. Those people need to wake up and be honest with themselves.
 
I'm trying to master becoming a good parent. I do a lot of positive things each day, but I also do things I look back upon at at the end of each day and reflect on what I could have done better, and always find room to grow and improve.
It's easy to be a good parent or a good person when things are running smooth. But when things come about that cause bumps in the road, that's when we as parents and as people are truly tested.
I want to be a better parent and a better person than I was yesterday. That's my goal. There's no end of the line to improving yourself, but that's a good thing. As such, it's a lifelong dedication.
 
Pie crust, a couple of French pastries and gumbo.
 
Does smoking weed and playing computer games count? because i'm jedi master level at both.


inb4 grow up **********.
 
Clear Winner said:
No, but I have a lot of respect for people that do. That being said, there are people in all walks of life that waste their lives trying to master something that they do not have a natural talent for. Those people need to wake up and be honest with themselves.
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Ouch, you're talking about me and BJJ :-(
 
In high school, I put my life and soul into wrestling, so every tournament that I fell short in, I always felt devastated and was too hard on myself. I turned into a sour, depressed bitch even weeks after not qualifying for state my junior year.

These days though, I don't think I really have the same drive for anything at the moment. I'm passionate about what I'm studying at school, but I don't emotionally invest myself in it.
 
BBKAllDay said:
In high school, I put my life and soul into wrestling, so every tournament that I fell short in, I always felt devastated and was too hard on myself. I turned into a sour, depressed bitch even weeks after not qualifying for state my junior year.
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that kind of twisted psychological make up is behind a lot of great accomplishments.
 
therealdope said:
that kind of twisted psychological make up is behind a lot of great accomplishments.
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And a lot of sour, depressed bitches. :icon_cry2


Seriously though, I agree. A few classical music composers were known to go crazy over a couple of notes that seemed "off" in an otherwise perfect masterpiece.
 
BBKAllDay said:
And a lot of sour, depressed bitches. :icon_cry2


Seriously though, I agree. A few classical music composers were known to go crazy over a couple of notes that seemed "off" in an otherwise perfect masterpiece.
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I think your mindset was wrong. Instead of thinking "I'm just not good enough" after a loss you should have been thinking "why did I lose, how can I improve and make sure it doesn't happen again."

I'm not trying to be a dick when I say this. I have been reading books on motivation and being dedicated to things and this is the type of things they said.
 
jmac98 said:
I'm trying to master becoming a good parent. I do a lot of positive things each day, but I also do things I look back upon at at the end of each day and reflect on what I could have done better, and always find room to grow and improve.
It's easy to be a good parent or a good person when things are running smooth. But when things come about that cause bumps in the road, that's when we as parents and as people are truly tested.
I want to be a better parent and a better person than I was yesterday. That's my goal. There's no end of the line to improving yourself, but that's a good thing. As such, it's a lifelong dedication.
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This is going to be on my agenda as well. It is a great thing to really try to master. If my kids are happy and successful, I will have done a good job.
 
rorydaboss said:
I think your mindset was wrong. Instead of thinking "I'm just not good enough" after a loss you should have been thinking "why did I lose, how can I improve and make sure it doesn't happen again."

I'm not trying to be a dick when I say this. I have been reading books on motivation and being dedicated to things and this is the type of things they said.
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You're actually pretty spot on with that. I remember in some tournaments, I'd go out and have a mindset not to lose, instead of to win, because I hated the feeling of losing. If I could go back, I would definitely try and have more fun and tell myself it wasn't the end of the world, but at that time, it was to me.
 
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