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Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

George Leonard (Author), Timothy Andrés Pabon (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)
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Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, best-selling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives.

Whether you're seeking to improve your career or your intimate relationships, increase self-esteem or create harmony within yourself, this inspiring prescriptive guide will help you master anything you choose and achieve success in all areas of your life.

In Mastery, you'll discover:

  • The five essential keys to mastery
  • Tools for mastery
  • How to master your athletic potential
  • The three personality types that are obstacles to mastery
  • How to avoid pitfalls along the path
  • And more
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  1. Listening Length
    3 hours and 37 minutes
  2. Author
    George Leonard
  3. Narrator
    Timothy Andrés Pabon
  4. Audible release date
    May 22, 2018
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  7. ASIN
    B07D184JF2
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 3 hours and 37 minutes
Author George Leonard
Narrator Timothy Andrés Pabon
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Audible.com Release Date May 22, 2018
Publisher Tantor Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07D184JF2
Best Sellers Rank #74,534 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#61 in Zen Buddhism (Audible Books & Originals)
#214 in Zen Philosophy (Books)
#420 in Meditation (Audible Books & Originals)

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Brian Russell
5.0 out of 5 stars LIfe changing message
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
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I love this book so much that I read it 3 times in one week and then listened to an audio version two additional times.

It warmed my heart and helped me to regain my joy in my work and vocation by elevating my understanding of mastery. The chapter that contrasts mastery with the three types: dabbler, obsessive and hack is worth the price of the book.
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Youseph Tirfe
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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Happen to fall upon this book from a barre fitness studio website. Timing was good for me because I was already living some of these principles on my own so reading about them from an experienced and seasoned writer who was obviously sincere provided nice reinforcement. Be open minded and silence the inner critic, give this book a chance it’s worth it
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G. Trotter
4.0 out of 5 stars A bit too shallow in covering the topics.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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Short read. It is a good starter book for someone who has not read up much on this topic. I've been reading other books that cover this topic and they go more into depth, much more, than this book does. If you don't want to go deep into these subjects, this book is for you. It is written to be useful for everyone, open for whatever you are trying to master. Perhaps due to being so general, it cannot go into depth as that might require being more specific. I wish the author had written much more about how to identify a "master" or expert instructor or mentor, how to find one, and when to move on to another master in the future. I also disagree with his idea of when you hit a plateau, to just keep doing the same thing you are doing continuously until you break the plateau. He is correct in that "masters" keep training and practicing, but they also find ways to keep improving when they hit plateaus. They don't just accept they hit a plateau and just keep doing the same training. There are many more modern books written on breaking through plateaus and the general advice is to reflect and make changes to what you are doing to keep improving. To get to mastery, you need to be continuously improving, even if only by 1% at a time.
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Charles B
5.0 out of 5 stars Master the direction of your life
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2017
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This book is a quick read that changed my life!

The process Mr Leonard describes in this book is straightforward, easy to understand, and even easier to apply - as long as you can learn to love the journey! This will offer you a great insight into your successes, and other results, and show you a clear path to achievement. You'll be able to understand your own behaviors, and those of others, better and be more mindful of them to help yourself and others achieve your goals while enjoying the process (which is the actual goal itself).

A quick warning: this can be a painful read, since we all have times in our lives when we have, and even still will, participate in the patterns Mr Leonard describes as 'Anti-Mastery'. Many have a problem with this part, but it is necessary to accept and come to terms with it, there is no shame in the feedback from past adventures unless you continue to not learn from them, this requires humility and letting go of pretense. If you can manage that you'll be on the path to Mastery sooner than you realize, without even realizing it!

An excellent read in conjunction with  Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)  or  Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (Masterminds Series) . Mastery describes how to love the path and progress, Flow describes how to stay engaged and progress when on the 'plateaus' that we all encounter along the path of Mastery. Either on their own is incomplete.
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ABZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening book
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2021
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Mastery has given me tools to never give up.

Learning never stops.

If you want to succeed this book will give examples and the tools.

I have learned so much from George Leonard and I can now see what I have to do to achieve my ambitions. I have read this book during lockdown a time where I had time to reminisce about the past and where I went wrong. The one thing I discovered was that I never listened to myself instead of other people who telling me to go in directions that left me completely miserable.

For the first time in my life this book mastery has taught me to finally do the things I am strong and passionate about.

Read this book and I hope you succeed and do something great.

I would also like to recommend the following books:

Rich Dad's CASHFLOW Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom Robert Kiyosaki
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One Dr Joe Dispanza
The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness Professor Steve Peters
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kostas Boumpoukas
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good!
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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Reading this book made me realize some things i can change to make my life better for me and my relationships with people.
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Gary B. Cohen
3.0 out of 5 stars Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2009
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A client urged me to read Mastery immediately, and I urge you to do the same. A long-term practitioner of the marshal art Aikido, Leonard unveils the five keys to mastery of any skill or subject:

Key 1: Instruction
Key 2: Practice
Key 3: Surrender
Key 4: Intentionality
Key 5: The Edge

In this quick read, the author helps readers apply Aikido concepts to their everyday lives. He offers advice on how to handle change and homeostasis without resistance, and he provides suggestions for how to produce more energy. He also alerts the reader to pitfalls along the path to mastery.

A number of years ago, Dr. Mel Levine (author of many best selling books, including All Kinds of Minds) spoke with me about the value of becoming an expert. When you become an expert in any subject, he said, you know what it takes to become an expert in another subject. Mastery is built on a similar premise. People of all ages (including kids) reap tremendous value from dedicating themselves to a particular subject or skill. Once mastery occurs, self-confidence soars.

Mastery is a journey that only begins and never ends. Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
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Rosario
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on May 17, 2023
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Pasta blanda pero muy bueno!
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Amazon Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars Eines der allerbesten Bücher...
Reviewed in Germany on March 8, 2024
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... Die ich jemals gelesen habe. Jeder sollte dieses Buch gelesen haben. Es hilft, sich selbst zu verbessern und dem Kern auf den Grund zu gehen.
Absolut atemberaubend und bewusstseinserweiternd und dabei sachlich bleibend.
Ein unglaublich starkes Buch über den Weg zur Meisterschaft oder wie der Autor selbst sagt über den Weg des lebenslangen Lernens.
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Sanyam Miglani
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s stupid to not read this
Reviewed in India on December 13, 2023
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Practice for the sake of practice itself is Mastery. I will take this with me to the grave. Fire book.
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Airi
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally got the physical book!
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2020
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I read this book around 2 times now but digitally. I finally have the chance to read it physically haha I really do enjoy the content of the book. Mastery is a concept that we tend to overlook especially when we are phoned to want results right away.

Mastery has taught me to just keep on pushing on with practice, slow down and just enjoy where I am in the present. It's hard to do so, but I'm learning and I will probably read this book a handful of times before I can get better at focusing on the process versus the result.

Thank you.
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Ximo Salas
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno y muy válido
Reviewed in Spain on December 31, 2020
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Un libro claro, detallado y muy práctico en algunas secciones que puede abrir los ojos a mucha gente. A mí por ejemplo. Fácil de leer.
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