In The Fifth Discipline, Peter Senge illuminates the key to achieving personal mastery. I think of personal mastery as becoming the best version of ourselves. It doesn't mean that we don't have more to work on (we always do). It does mean that we get to master-level effectiveness in knowing ourselves and knowing how to achieve that which we intend to achieve.

I've been thinking lately about the power that comes from saying something out loud. It's one of the many reasons coaching can make a difference. As I think back in my life, the feelings about phases I was going through stick in my memory because I had voiced them to a friend, colleague, or coach at the time.