Sublime

I believe the healthy view of mastery means giving the best you have to become the best you can be at your most important work.

Obviously, not a single person may know this. You may pull a team together to do it where each have different skill sets, but that combined entity would have specific knowledge in technology and in real estate.

Take ownership of your outcomes. If extraordinary results are what you want, being a victim won’t work. Change occurs only when you’re accountable. So stay out of the passenger seat and always choose the driver’s side. 4. Find a coach. You’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone who achieves extraordinary results without one.

success comes down to this: being appropriate in the moments of your life.

No one succeeds alone and no one fails alone. Pay attention to the people around you. Seek out those who will support your goals, and show the door to anyone who won’t. The individuals in your life will influence you and impact you—probably more than you give them credit for.

This next concept is one Dan calls Always Be the Buyer.24 There is a fundamental and crucial distinction between what Dan calls a “Buyer” or a “Seller.” Being the Buyer means you have clear standards for yourself, and you know what you want. The opposite is being a Seller, where you’re desperate to be in a particular situation because you think you

“If the people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all.”

Purpose without priority is powerless.