Towards self-mastery

As a human being, you naturally aspire to achieve

something. You want to be a contribution to your

environment. You want to be of value to people

around you. Of course, in the process you want to

experience joy, happiness, and fulfillment.

However, in order to be effective in giving to

others and the environment, you have to be in

control of yourself. To change the world around

you, for the better, you have to change yourself,

along the way, for the better. You are a work in

progress.

What is self-mastery in relation to your life? This

simply means that you must have balance in, and

between, the major areas of your life: finance and

career, relationships, health, spirituality, and

personal empowerment and recreation. These

are some underlying elements that provide the

foundation for achieving balance in your life:

• Your passion for living. The activities that give

   you joy.

• Your commitment to act consistently to pursue

   your passion.

• The continuous proper daily use of 24 hours.

• Filling your mind with worthwhile information

   and wisdom.

• Keeping company with eagles, and not chickens.

• Keeping your positive and negative emotions

   under control.

• Accept people, and situations, for what they are,

   and you will avoid inner frustration, emotional

   turmoil, worries, and depression.

Self-mastery is not about perfectionism, nor do you

have to be as evolved as Buddha or Jesus to be

self-mastered. Each of us has his/her own unique

way. Your quest is to be the most excellent person

that you can be. Optimize your own uniqueness!