As a teenager glimpsing my first snippet of a televised boxing match, I asked why the boxers held back and didn't just lay into each other, why were they so controlled? My dad chuckled and taught me that boxing wasn't about anger and aggression, it was about power, skill and strategy. The first boxer to lose their temper would lose the match, because their precision would then be impaired, and a win is determined by either a knock out blow, or on points for accuracy. The definition of self-mastery is well portrayed by boxers like this, or more specifically by the iconic Bruce Lee; always calm, laser focused and totally in control at all times. In either case, thrashing about wildly, without discipline or reason may be an interesting spectacle to behold, but it's more likely to be detrimental than helpful to your cause. Think about how a surgeon operates with the thinnest and sharpest of scalpels for accuracy, rather than a hedge trimmer; there's a good reason for this. Optimum results are achieved with focus, dedication and most importantly, precision. People without self-mastery operate in much the same way as a hedge trimmer; lots of noise, lots of mess and an imprecise result. People without self-mastery tend to be rash and impulsive, prone to lashing out, being argumentative and combative. These people are unpredictable, which makes them untrustworthy to those around them. Without trust relationships are difficult at best, or doomed at worst. These people know they can and, without enough command over their impulse control, they do. They rarely think about the consequences of their choices (sufficiently), so must then resort to damage control to negate their lack of self-mastery. A lack of self-mastery only creates extraneous, self-inflicted trouble and strife, so why would you? By learning the self-mastery required to control with surgical precision, you will be able to master anything else as a result. If you don't believe you've achieved self-mastery, here are a couple of first steps you can take... (link in bio). #selfmastery #selfmasterycoach #selfmasteryofthemind #toorelievedtogrieve #karanscottauthor #thealternativeheartbreakhandbook https://www.instagram.com/p/CNzI_7kpOWr/?igshid=11pdujzjbwzvy
