Mastery, Skill, Character or Luck

"It's not about you and it's all about you." -Jeff Sandefer
I need to focus on serving others while utilizing my greatest strengths. In doing this I will find my calling and feel the most accomplished in my life. I don't want to look back in the future and realize that I focused on the wrong thing and measured myself against others. That is what Jeff Sandefer calls "the fools errand".
I had an aha moment this week while listening to the book Mastery by George Leonard. I realized I am a dabbler. I dabble in many things and I have done this throughout my life. I love the thrill of starting and when I do reach that plateau that is sure to come, I get discouraged and quit before I push through. I learned that I have passed this on to my children. They are all very talented and have excelled in many things but I have also taken them to and tried out many actives that may have been straining on our family when I could have encouraged then to do something they have some natural talent at and then helped them stick through the hard part to where it became enjoyable. In addition I want to teach my children and myself to enjoy the process of accomplishing a goal and not just the finish line.
Recently I have tried out this with my exercise routine. I have an eight week work-out program that I am now doing. I have a star stamp that I am used daily to check off my workout for that day. I love doing the daily stamp and I am loving the way I feel daily. I am trying to concentrate more on how I feel after my workout and throughout the rest of the day rather than how I will look at the end of the eight weeks.