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I feel success most times changes people. We can compromise our values and standards for success. The maestro mindset according to Rob White is the success mindset and it’s incredible. Howbeit, what if being successful or activating the maestro in us involves going against our humanity.
Can being a maestro make us more human or would it challenge the core identity and recognition of our common humanity?

The book in page 243 states that when living with WOW you hold yourself accountable for acting generously and honourably. The WOW life according to the book gives one a drive to find satisfaction in the betterment of everyone that you meet. Page 244.

This implies that if you achieve success by following the guidelines highlighted in this book, you would understand that success is a gift for you to better humanity and society.

I appreciate that you folks have brought up this topic - being a human being in a world of human beings. A primal truth to living a productive, loving, satisfying life is to be authentically "you." And when you are the "real deal," you naturally see the incredible gift everyone is to the advancement of humanity, and you supporting everyone on their journey. I love your energy Rob

I feel like you have to continue to be the Maestro, and not allow the success to change your core. So many people reach success and are like "I'm done." Then they forget to do all the things that brought them success in the first place. Finding success in one thing is not the end of the road. You must continue the journey as the Maestro in your life.

I don’t think you can let the success change you. Being successful and staying true to yourself can be used to change the world around you and help better those around you.

I have found humanity (the whole human family) to be absolutely fascinating. That is what I h ope I got across in this book (The Maestro Monologue). Being a human being is "an event," it's "a happening," it's "a verb." We are forever unconcealing what we've been concealing about ourselves (our infinite beauty). At least, that's what our lives are supposed to be about. When I see myself that way, I am incredibly flexible. When I see myself as "a noun," as "a thing," then I say "This is just the way I am." I never want to put that curse upon myself again

Mr. White just said,

A primal truth to living a productive, loving, satisfying life is to be authentically "you."

So true. When you hear about success negatively changing a person, that person's success is flawed and will create unwanted effects in other aspects of their lives. Being "authentically you" includes not just you as an individual but also as a family member, group member, and member of humankind, nature, and the universe. The best decisions and actions for success include your role in these parts of life.

Being a human being is very different than being any other kind of being on this planet. To be creative and authentic, I have to stand in the a clearing of "nothingness," free from my entire case-history... and in that clearing I was able to invent myself anew... from mill-town boy to college grad to 17 years teaching in a large city to two decades as an incredibly successful bi-coastal real estate developer to a decade as an outrageously successful restaurateur to being a dare-devil race car driver to book author to philosopher. And none of that makes me special, of that I am absolutely certain. For that is what is available (and better) to all of humanity. I hope my book makes this clear to all of you

Rob White wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 11:51 I have found humanity (the whole human family) to be absolutely fascinating. That is what I h ope I got across in this book (The Maestro Monologue). Being a human being is "an event," it's "a happening," it's "a verb." We are forever unconcealing what we've been concealing about ourselves (our infinite beauty). At least, that's what our lives are supposed to be about. When I see myself that way, I am incredibly flexible. When I see myself as "a noun," as "a thing," then I say "This is just the way I am." I never want to put that curse upon myself again

WOW. I never looked at it like a curse, but it so is. If you are not able to be flexible and change then how can you ever obtain what you go for. If I did not change in my profession of teaching then I would never be able to reach my students. That is a very thought provoking idea from the author. Thank you!

So many people once they've reached a particular height, do not see the need to continue to pursue. Or some people do some inhumane things that question if they are humans. Sometimes the wrong way of attaining success completely changes your mindset.

Keep the growth mindset in mind. If possible, achieve success through the legal way. It's simple, success achieved in the right way speaks for itself.

For you to have a good and lasting successful life you must have a maestro mindset all the time, don't allow success to change your real identity. As for me, maestro and success are interwoven. For an individual to make a generational impact, you must not allow success to affect your core identity.

I love inquiries like this one. When we're willing to inquire into the idea of humanity and our part in all of that - we are able to explain ourselves to ourselves in ways that can have a positive impact. I appreciate all of you for taking a moment to reflect on yourself and your role as a member of the whole human family. What it is to be a human being is an unanswerable question, it is so vast. Yet asking that question gives us an opening to our vastness. Thank you, Rob

Rob White wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 11:51 I have found humanity (the whole human family) to be absolutely fascinating. That is what I hope I got across in this book (The Maestro Monologue). Being a human being is "an event," it's "a happening," it's "a verb." We are forever unconcealing what we've been concealing about ourselves (our infinite beauty). At least, that's what our lives are supposed to be about. When I see myself that way, I am incredibly flexible. When I see myself as "a noun," as "a thing," then I say "This is just the way I am." I never want to put that curse upon myself again

I agree with Mr. White. Being the Maestro is a continuous process. It's a journey. We continuously shed parts of ourselves as we acquire new identities, thought patterns and the like. As we get in tune with ourselves, we also try to help others be in tune with their Maestros. So I think it does help us become more human.

Success does change people. But they shouldn't have to compromise their values and standards in order to be successful. To me, choosing to live with a maestro mindset means that you are always evolving as a lifelong learner. There is not a finish line. It is a continuous process to know yourself, improve yourself, and live the WOW life!