Publisher's Synopsis
What makes a Grammy-winning musician, an Olympic gold medalist, or a Nobel Prize-winner different from the rest of us? The surprising answer is...nothing.
Through conversations with innovative leaders from sixteen different fields, THE MASTERY CLASS reveals how every success story, every great achievement, follows an astonishingly simple formula.
"Everyone has the capacity for grandness. It's up to you whether you wake up to it and do something with it." Carlos Santana, guitarist
"Facing down your truths - your ugly truths - that's the stuff that stops people from being big stars." Ivana Chubbuck, acting coach
"There have been times when I felt there was no stopping me. I could do anything you wanted me to do. When you're reaching your goals, doing something you love, there's really no stopping anybody." Kelly Clark, snowboarder
"Don't feel that the little things you have to do day-to-day are distancing you from your dream. Everything brings you closer to your dream - it's just a mindset." Stephen Tobolowsky, actor
"You often get to the point where you don't quite know where to go. The important thing is to continue to show up." Eric Kandel, neuroscientist
Producer/cameraman David Lent and interviewer Susan Burgess-Lent crisscrossed America on a mission: To test author George Leonard's theory that "People who reach the top of any field - and stay there - share exactly five traits." Their documentary, The 5 Keys to Mastery, confirmed Leonard's discovery.
THE MASTERY CLASS presents the intimate, uncensored, often-startling interviews with:
STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY, actorKELLY CLARK, snowboarder
CARLOS SANTANA, guitar player
WENDY RIEGER, news anchor
ANTHONY MANGIERI, pizza maker
IVANA CHUBBUCK, acting coach
BB KING, blues singer
LAUNI MEILI, sports shooter
DAVID ROSS, FEMI LAWAL, performance poets
DANA CHLADEK, kayaker
LINUS TORVALDS, software engineer
SUSAN BURGESS-LENT, social entrepreneur
ERIC KANDEL, neuroscientist
ETIRSA SOUTH, runway model
PAUL REED SMITH, guitar maker
GEORGE LEONARD, author
