“Mastery is an inner-directed life externally expressed. With no finish line to cross, mastery is a love affair with experience, honesty, truth, and continual exploration.”
— MICHAEL GERVAIS, THE FIRST RULE OF MASTERY
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geekzen shares mindful reflections on purpose, presence, and the messy beauty of being human.
In The First Rule of Mastery: Stop Worrying What Other People Think, Dr. Michael Gervais gives language to something that quietly holds many of us back: FOPO—Fear of Other People’s Opinions. FOPO is insidious and Gervais shows us that if we want to live fully, we must begin by turning inward. By anchoring in purpose over approval.
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