The Master Spirit (1) What are the few core skills you are ready to dedicate your life for. Japan is the country of the DO, which means literally the way. By this, Japanese people refer to the way of mastering a particular art, job, skill until becoming an expert. Being a master implies accepting the idea of being mediocre in all other fields of life. However, a master is recognized and get credit for the set of few skills he was able to develop. Why should we get some inspiration for Japanese culture? Basically because, we tend to jump from one this to another without taking the time to excel at it and consequently having success at it. Choosing to follow the path of mastery implies undergo several years and sometimes decades of anonymity and maybe contempt from others before making it till the top. Having a DO mentality is also good because we focus more in the path instead of the immediate result. We know that every mastery takes time so DO means patience and consistency.