At Goodridge Strength and Conditioning we know that mastery is not really a goal or a destination but rather a process, a journey. Mastery isn't reserved for the super talented or even for those who are fortunate enough to have gotten an early start. It's available to anyone who is willing to get on the path and stay on it regardless of previous experience. The modern world can continually bombard us with promises of immediate gratification, Instant success, and fast, temporary relief, all of which lead in exactly the wrong direction. The masters journey can begin whenever you decide to learn any new skill including Sports where muscles mine and spirit come together in graceful and purposive movements through time in space.

All of us are born geniuses. Howard Gardner of Harvard University, and the Boston University School of Medicine has identified seven of them: linguistic, musical, logical/mathematical, spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, and two types of personal intelligence that might be described as intrapersonal and interpersonal. We vary in our giftedness in the seven at least. Still, each of us comes equipped with enough raw ability across the board to achieve that seemingly rare and mysterious state we call mastery in some mode of thought and expression, some interpersonal and entrepreneurial enterprise, some art or craft.

If we are born geniuses of thought and feeling, we are also geniuses in potentia of the body, and there is undoubtedly some sport, some physical pursuit in which each of us can excel. But genius, no matter how bright, will burn out if you don't choose the master's journey. This journey will take you along a path that is both arduous and exhilarating. It will bring you unexpected heartaches, and unexpected rewards, and you will never reach a final destination. You'll probably end up learning as much about yourself as the skill you're pursuing and although you'll often be surprised at what and how you learn.