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A Quote by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on flow, consciousness, mastery, and psychic energy

To know oneself is the first step toward making flow a part of one's entire life. But just as there is no free lunch in the material economy, nothing comes free in the psychic one. If one is not willing to invest psychic energy in the internal reality of consciousness, and instead squanders it in chasing external rewards, one loses mastery of one's life, and ends up becoming a puppet of circumstances.

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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Source: Good Business : Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning, Page: 188
Contributed by: Franc Paul. More quotes added by :franc from this | all sources
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about 1 year later
Godess of Love said

Dear Mihaly,

Mastery is one of my true visions , and steps towards being an authentic person , as you mention when you lose mastery one's life ends up becoming a puppet of circumstances.When we learn to master with determination we become conscious with our creative spirit , and authentic self .I also want to add that I love your guiding leadership question in my mail today.
Who do we intend to be ? What are we going to do?
Many years ago I lost this  concept , and took a personal journey of 8 years to discover that an Authentic Journey is never ending.
I wrote this 3 months ago:

Arête  

Being the best you can be , and reaching your highest potential .   Yes , this is  constant work, and  it has to be a team effort. Acceptance of who you are , and accepting others for who they are.

Loriann Glier (c) 2008

Thanks for your words of wisdom , Mihaly:)
Loriann

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