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

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

Shoes are money well spent and a good metaphor for life: everything else in life may be awful but a shoe will cheer me up, lift my body and take an outfit up five levels. Plus, shoes are easy to carry and fun to collect.

Completion is a goal, but we hope it is never the end.

We thrive not when we've done it all, but when we still have more to do.

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

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.