About the Book: Mastery
Around the globe, people are facing the same problem-that we areborn as
individuals but are forced to conform to the rules ofsociety if we want to
succeed. To see our uniqueness expressed inour achievements, we must first learn
the rules-and then how tochange them completely. Charles Darwin began as an
underachievingschoolboy, Leonardo da Vinci as an illegitimate outcast.
The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a rigorousapprenticeship: by
paying close and careful attention, they learntto master the hidden codes which
determine ultimate success orfailure. Then, they rewrote the rules as a
reflection of their ownindividuality, blasting previous patterns of achievement
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