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The First Step Toward Mastery Isn’t What You Think
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The First Step Toward Mastery Isn’t What You Think |
Most people think mastering something is about doing it over and over until you “get it.” That’s part of it. But it’s not the first step. Tony shared this with me back on day one of our work together: the first level of mastering anything is recognizing the patterns. Before you can dominate, you have to see what’s already there. That was a lightbulb moment for me. See, I’ve read a lot of high-level books, five, seven, probably more than that, and I didn’t even realize why they were landing so hard until I stepped back and noticed something: they were all saying versions of the same thing. The language shifted. The angle was different. But the underlying pattern? It was identical. That’s when the dots started connecting. I wasn’t just absorbing content, I was decoding frameworks. I was finding congruence in messaging across authors, disciplines, and industries. And once you see the pattern, you can start to own it. That’s when mastery becomes possible. And here’s the kicker: recognizing those patterns doesn’t just give you leverage, it makes you feel good. It aligns your brain and body. It gives you a shot of clarity that says, “Oh… this is how the game is played.” And when you’re not doing that? When you’re just consuming at random, jumping from one thing to the next without recognizing any of it as part of something bigger? That’s when you start to feel off. We all want to feel good. And doing work that leads to growth, contribution, or clarity, that’s what lights us up. But when you go too long without that? When you stop building things that make you proud? That low-grade, background dissatisfaction creeps in. Pattern recognition pulls you back. So stop reading to check a box. Start asking what thread runs through it all. That’s where momentum lives. That’s where mastery starts. |
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