Deep within any skill, there lie qualities that transfer to everything else.  Creativity.  Attention to detail.  Adaptability.  The list goes on.  I’ve seen many attempt to learn a skill and stop short of reaching these treasures, even though water waits at the bottom of their respective well.  I’ve also seen a few that dig out…

I’ve seen those at the top of their field-from elite soldiers to actors to financiers-go crazy and start running guns/medicate themselves to death/etc.  I’ve seen the wise ones avoid this by pursuing new hobbies/endeavors. And I’ve realized that upon climbing one peak, it’s necessary to start up another.  The purpose of hobbies/work isn’t to amass sprawling,…

It’s possible to temporarily fake discipline through obsession, but in order to become a reliable professional that can deliver the highest quality at any time, any place, I believe that discipline must be fostered, and obsession eventually grown out of.

In high school I remember cliques solely defined by musical taste.  And I grow up to see the same elitist behavior from adults; I’m “this” or “that” depending on my [spirituality/job/hobbies/community/wealth/etc].  But I have found that none of that matters; only the individual’s actions of THAT DAY matter.  Indeed, the clothes/uniform don’t make the individual, it…