8
STRATEGIES
FOR THE IDEAL
APPRENTICESHIP
FROM
ROBERT GREENE’S

“ Do not think what is
hard for you to master
is humanly impossible;
and if it is humanly
possible, consider it
to be within your
reach. ”
— MARCUS AURELIUS

Masters in all fields have devised for
themselves various strategies to help
them pursue the Ideal Apprenticeship.
THE FOLLOWING ARE
EIGHT CLASSIC STRATEGIES
TO HELP YOU COMPLETE YOUR
OWN IDEAL APPRENTICESHIP.

1
VALUE
‣ You must value learning
above everything else. This
will lead you to all the right
choices. Choose a place that
has people and mentors who
can inspire and teach you.
the height of
LEARNING ‣ In fact, it isfind the perfect
wisdom to
OVER
mentor and offer your
services for free.
MONEY
Such mentors will often
divulge more than the
usual trade secrets.

2
‣ No one is really going to
KEEP
‣ If you want to set yourself
EXPANDING
YOUR
HORIZONS
help you or give you
direction. In fact, the
odds are against you.
up for mastery, you have
to do it yourself, and with
great energy. You must
struggle against any
limitations and
continually work to
expand your horizons.

3
REVERT
‣ What prevents people from
learning is not the subject
itself, but rather certain
learning disabilities that
tend to fester and grow in
our minds as we get older.
‣ When you enter a new
TO A
environment, your task
FEELING OF is to absorb as much as
INFERIORITY possible. For that purpose
you must try to revert
to a childlike feeling
of inferiority.

4
‣ When it comes to
mastering a skill, time
is the magic ingredient.
The only real impediment
to this is yourself and
your emotions—boredom,
panic, frustration,
insecurity.
TRUST
THE
PROCESS ‣ You cannot suppress
such emotions.
What you can do is have
faith in the process.

5
‣ By nature, we humans
shrink from anything
that seems possibly
painful or overtly
difficult.
MOVE
TOWARD ‣ You must become
RESISTANCE your own worst critic
and see your work as
AND PAIN
if through the eyes
of others.

6
‣ When a machine
malfunctions you do
not take it personally
or grow despondent.
It is in fact a blessing
in disguise.
APPRENTICE
YOURSELF ‣ The same should apply
to an entrepreneurial
IN FAILURE venture. Mistakes and
failures are precisely
the means of your
education.

7
‣ Understand: we live
in the world of a
sad separation that
began some five hundred
years ago when art and
science split apart.
COMBINE
THE “HOW” ‣ We must make ourselves
AND THE
“WHAT”
study as deeply as possible
the technology we use,
the groups we work in,
and the economics of our
chosen field, its lifeblood.

8
‣ In this new age, those who
follow a rigid, singular path
in their youth often find
themselves in a career dead
end in their forties, or
overwhelmed with boredom.
ADVANCE
to learn many
THROUGH ‣ You wantpossible. as a
skills as
At
TRIAL AND certain point, when you are
ready to settle on something,
ERROR
ideas and opportunities
will inevitably present
themselves to you.

THE IDEAL
APPRENTICESHIP
IS YOUR FIRST
TRANSFORMATION
UNLOCK
ON THE WAY TO
THE PASSION
MASTERY
WITHIN YOU AND
BECOME A MASTER.
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