Mastery is in constantly wanting to close the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

Mastery is in the reaching, not in the arriving.

Pain is not a punishment. And pleasure is not a reward. You could argue that failure is not punishment and Success is not reward. They're just failure and success. You can choose how you respond.

To reach an audacious goal, we sometimes benefit from having it lie just beyond our grasp.

Coming close to what you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could.

Success is a label that the world confers on you, but mastery is an ever-onward 'almost.'

Grit is not just simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest, and do it again and again.