Mastery Matters

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“Find Something you Love and Chase it.”

Perhaps more than ever, Mastery matters.

It gives you confidence, born of a deep competence.

It gives you a critical eye.

It helps you understand the pathway to true and deep knowledge. And a healthy respect for others who have attained it in their field.

Perhaps most important, we all need purpose.

Finding what you’re curious about, what you have some aptitude for, and what you can be a top 5-10% contributor, makes all the difference in how you show up in this world.

The depth of this principle that my dad (Merv Symes) modeled for me and pushed me to chase has made all the difference in my life.

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