The Black Paper

There is much ado about race in this current election. If you have read The Black Paper then you know I describe the way that race and racism has historically operated at the subconscious level. When Barack Obama gets elected November 4, there will be a radical transformation in the psyche of Black people everywhere.

The Power of Beliefs

Before May 6, 1954 it was widely assumed that to run the distance of a mile in four minutes was impossible for a human being. In the nine years prior to the historic day in which Roger Bannister broke the four minute ceiling, no one else had ever come close.  Banister broke the four minute barrier because he knew it was possible. Within six weeks after Bannister’s feat, the Australian runner John Lundy lowered the record by another second. Within the next nine years, nearly two hundred people had broken the seemingly impossible barrier because they “believed” it was possible. Read the rest of this entry »

While I am not a political pundit, by any stretch of the imagination, I am very interested in how human beings create powerful, masterful performance, especially those of African descent. I am fascinated by the recent performance of Barack Obama and how he  demonstrates Mastery.

I recently cruised the Greek Isles, on the NPN Cruise, Education at Sea, which was a speaker’s cruise. I  participated in a panel discussion titled “Can Barack Win?” The panel was moderated by Carole Simpson, former anchorwoman for ABC News. Simpson moderated the 1992 presidential debate; she was the first woman and first African American to do so.

I was tapped to present the “Generation X” perspective on Obama’s candidacy. I was honored to participate with Michael Eric Dyson, and his wife, Marcia, on the panel. Michael is a powerful orator, and a great thinker, so I had my work cut out for me!

I believe that Obama has powerful chance at the presidency and that Generation X, Y and the Millennials will help him get there. African-Americans of the Baby Boomer generation, at least on the cruise, were doubtful at the time (August 2008), that he could win. Many believed that America was too racist to elect a Black man as president. I disagreed with them and here’s why:

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I am sure that many Americans sat, glued to their televisions last night when Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President. I know that I did. It was a transformational moment in American history, some would call it a “Mastery Moment.”  www.politico.com/news/stories/0808/12962.html

As I move to releasing my Black Mastery audio program, I was reminded, by his speech about the meaning of Mastery and I believe that Barack Obama is a true definition of a Master.

What is Mastery?

My colleague, Nigel Henry, is the creator of a technology called Mastery Unleashed™,  www.masteryunleashed.com, which is a set of tools and practices that unleash Mastery performance in all who come in contact with it. He tells a simple story to illustrate the definition of Mastery:

Did you see the movie “Ray? As you probably know it was a film about the life of the brilliant musician Ray Charles. In it, Ray made a statement that made him rich. He said “Bring me the masters.” What was he asking for when he asked for this? He was asking for the original copy of his creation. This term Master applies to things and people.

One definition is that a master is an original copy. An original copy of what, you ask? An original copy of the creator. Read the rest of this entry »