The greatest form of betrayal is self-betrayal."-Dr Renu S Persaud
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I am the master of my mind. I dwell on positive thoughts.
Champions realise that defeat - and learning from it even more than from winning - is part of the path to mastery.
I am the master of my destiny.
I would more appropriately define mastery as the technical ability possible within the constraints of your particular existence.
Master thyself, seek to know thy soul.
True freedom is in not having a master, but in making the master your slave
Power is the ability to control people or things. So, unless you learn to control your own self first, how would you be able to influence anybody else? Now, doesn__ that apply to all of us?
Like the body craves oxygen, the mind is desperate for certainty. It believes that without a safe foothold on reality, it will die.But the fascinating thing is that the illusion of certainty is exactly the opposite of safety because it hardens and narrows the vision to make everything fit its own scope. Then when new information arrives which would be its ally, the mind pushes it away in favor of the leaky life raft to which it clings, sinking all the while beneath the waves of change.In fact, the only antidote for this is to embrace 'I don__ know' so deeply that a powerful, dynamic safety emerges. This is like learning to surf so well that a tsunami wave shows up as a challenge to test our mastery.
I am the master of my mind and fate.
One who conquers fear cannot be conquered by anyone.
A step towards what you fear is a mile towards mastering it.
Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life__ contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace.
The two things that truly belong to ourselves are our thoughts and actions.
Daily learning of your craft makes you master of your craft.
If we do not master ourselves, we will be a slave to ourselves.
The Advanced Level is Mastery of the Basics
Despite all our amazing ability, ingenuity, technology and industry humans are the one species who have not mastered the art of simplicity.