Be Exceptional: Master the Five Traits That Set Extraordinary People Apart
by Joe Navarro
But if you look closely at exceptional individuals, as I have, you see that they create apprenticeships for themselves. While they may seek help, advice, or expertise from others, they actively take responsibility for their own improvement. They know what we were never taught: that to be exceptional, you must apprentice yourself. To become skilled at something requires dedicating yourself to whatever the challenge may be, no matter how difficult—but more importantly, it requires self-mastery: focus, dedication, industriousness, curiosity, adaptability, self-awareness, and determination, to name just some of self-mastery’s skills.
But if you look closely at exceptional individuals, as I have, you see that they create apprenticeships for themselves. While they may seek help, advice, or expertise from others, they actively take responsibility for their own improvement. They know what we were never taught: that to be exceptional, you must apprentice yourself.
To become skilled at something requires dedicating yourself to whatever the challenge may be, no matter how difficult—but more importantly, it requires self-mastery: focus, dedication, industriousness, curiosity, adaptability, self-awareness, and determination, to name just some of self-mastery’s skills.
That is what self-mastery allows for—a conscious and honest appraisal of ourselves that can compel and support us to strive and try harder, and to grasp the nuances of awareness that can make the difference between failure and success.
By grasping the foundational truth that what humans ultimately seek is psychological comfort, we can discover what exceptional people know: that whoever provides psychological comfort through caring wins.
How do you want to be known? Few, if any, will ever ask you this question. But it’s the only question that matters. Because that is the only thing in life that you can shape.
"But if you look closely at exceptional individuals, as I have, you see that they create apprenticeships for themselves. While they may seek help, advice, or expertise from others, they actively take responsibility for their own improvement. They know what we were never taught: that to be exceptional, you must apprentice yourself."
"To become skilled at something requires dedicating yourself to whatever the challenge may be, no matter how difficult—but more importantly, it requires self-mastery: focus, dedication, industriousness, curiosity, adaptability, self-awareness, and determination, to name just some of self-mastery’s skills."
"That is what self-mastery allows for—a conscious and honest appraisal of ourselves that can compel and support us to strive and try harder, and to grasp the nuances of awareness that can make the difference between failure and success."
"By grasping the foundational truth that what humans ultimately seek is psychological comfort, we can discover what exceptional people know: that whoever provides psychological comfort through caring wins."
"How do you want to be known? Few, if any, will ever ask you this question. But it’s the only question that matters. Because that is the only thing in life that you can shape."
"Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; and if it is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach."
"“Don’t wrestle with pigs; the pigs enjoy it, and it gets you dirty.” Move on. Focus on something positive and constructive."
- →But if you look closely at exceptional individuals, as I have, you see that they create apprenticeships for themselves. While they may seek help, advice, or expertise from others, they actively take responsibility for their own improvement. They know what we were never taught: that to be exceptional, you must apprentice yourself.
- →How do you want to be known? Few, if any, will ever ask you this question. But it’s the only question that matters. Because that is the only thing in life that you can shape.
- →Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; and if it is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach.
- →“Don’t wrestle with pigs; the pigs enjoy it, and it gets you dirty.” Move on. Focus on something positive and constructive.
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