TOPIC: Mastery and Practice

I had a chance to talk to my nephew the other day about banjo playing and progress. He is pretty accomplished in lots of area and even played the golf mini tour for a while. Anyway, he mentioned a book by George Leonard, Mastery: The keys to Success and Long Term Fufillment. Essentially he said that he came away with............

1. Get a good instructor/Mentor (aka Dave)

2. Appreciate practice and love it for what it does and the process itself. Like Dave says.....slow, deliberate, without mistakes, methodical.

3. Appreciate plateaus, they only happen after you learn. They are the precursor to another jump

4. Try to be on the edge, challenge yourself and take chances.

5. Be open minded to learning. Always more to learn, never think it stops.

6. Do everything with attention and purpose.

I think this is good stuff to keep us going. The book is on the web at:

www.scribd.com/doc/257928/-Mastery-by-George-Leonard

Hope this helps. Karma greatfully accepted.

Brian:woohoo:

It's so true....and it works for anything you try in life, be it a sport, a musical instrument, getting along with others. I used to tell my students about it. Thanks for reminding me of it....gave you a karma

Brian -

Thanks for the recommendation. I intend to read the book myself and suggest others do the same.

For those interested in this book, you can access a link at the Fretmentor Store, which will allow you to purchase this book through Amazon.com.

Try this link for your convenience:

www.fretmentor.com/index.php?view=articl...om_content&Itemid=14