ABSTRACT
Mastery is a thing of beauty, whether it is in a trade, profession, or creative endeavor. Master practitioners make the things they do look effortless. The irony is that once someone achieves true mastery of her province, she seems to care less about being a master and more about bringing out the best in herself. Paradoxically, master practitioners understand that although earlier aspirations (i.e., those at Levels I and II) may have been driven by a desire to be a master, they now have little concern or preoccupation with such matters. They are more concerned with being themselves, relating in an authentic way, and being fully available to clients. They are continually involved in the process of becoming a master practitioner rather than an end point of being one. The reader will note that, throughout this introduction, there is an implied relationship between practicing at Level III and becoming a master practitioner. The reasoning for this interchangeability is that practicing one’s profession at Level III is the gateway to becoming a master practitioner.
