Mastery is ...

From Carmen Matthews's Amazon review of Mastery, by George Leonard:

Mastery is:

1. The process where what was difficult becomes both easier and more pleasurable;
   
2. Long-term dedication to the journey - not the bottom line;
   
3. Gaining mental discipline to travel further on your journey;
   
4. Being goalless;
   
5. Realizing that the pleasure of practice is intensified;
   
6. Creating deep roots;
   
7. Knowing that you will never reach a final destination;
   
8. Being diligent with the process of mastery;
   
9. Your commitment to hone your skills;
   
10. After you have reached the top of the mountain, climb another one;
    
11. Being willing to practice, even when you seem to be getting no where;
    
12. Making this a life process;
    
13. Being patient, while you apply long-term efforts;
    
14. Appreciating and even enjoying the plateau, as much as you do the progress;
    
15. Practicing for the sake of practice;
    
16. Winning graciously, and losing with equal grace;
    
17. Placing practice, discipline, conditioning and character development before winning;
    
18. Being courageous;
    
19. Being fully in the present moment;
    
20. Realizing that the ultimate goal is not the medal, or the ribbon, but the path to mastery its self (The "I am" stage);
    
21. Being willing to look foolish;
    
22. Maintaining flexibility in your strategy, and in your actions;
23. A journey; and,
    
24. Determination
    

Apply this to everything in your life, to claim your authentic self.

I think that that material would make a great inspirational poster, in the spirit of How to be an Artist.