War of Art

Head of BP Petrobas Grew up in the favelas. Self mastery much?

From Steven Pressfield's book
"The paradox seems to be, as Socrates demonstrated long ago, that the truly free individual is free only to the extent of his own self mastery.  while those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them."

I read the above excerpt after reading this today from Business Insider. If you click through there is a link to a video also.  This message is similar, that it all comes down to self mastery.  So easy! (NOT!!) (I know the photo of the head of Petrobas may not be the greatest example of "Art" but she definitely overcame obstacles and without a doubt has mastered herself.


The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do And How They Do It So Well, is that they have found a way to overcome failure. 
"Every successful person, just like everyone else on the planet, is going to meet with failure," says her husband and co-author Josh Gosfield. "Instead of blaming everything on employees, the weather, the state of the economy, they take a merciless clear look at their own assumptions and biases [which allows] them to revinvent themselves."
We sat down with Sweeney and Gosfield to discuss what they learned from dozens of superachievers — from Momofuku Founder David Chang to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh — including how to manage emotions like fear and self doubt. Watch our conversation here:

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-art-of-doing-how-superachivers-do-what-they-do-2013-2#ixzz2M4VmWi6k