You Are What You Ist

Do tell.

What is your Ist?

When you review the “IST List”, you start to recognize that some “ISTs” are more hobby than job:

Artist. Adventurist. Bicyclist.?Pianist. Mixologist.?Tourist.?Hobbyist.?Spiritualist.

Some “Ists” are more job than hobby:

Anthropologist.?Dental Hygienist.?Botanist. Journalist. Environmentalist. Economist. Scientist.?

Some "Ists” can be extreme and take years to achieve:

Archaeologist.?Contortionist. Oncologist. Chemist. Psychologist.?Ventriloquist.?Cartoonist.?Geologist.?

Other “Ists” might personally bring great pride:

Pacifist. Buddhist. Realist.?Optimist.?Idealist.?Populist.?Humorist.

Not all “Ists” are noble:

Narcissist. Sexist. Elitist.?Terrorist.?Racist. Arsonist. Polygamist. Extremist.?

And some “Ists” we take some bending liberties with:

Baconist. Memeist.? Resortist.? Carnivorist.? Meditationist.? Vegasist.? Conversationalist.? Courageist.

None of us are born an IST. ?

We get to decide what we “IST” and what we don’t “IST”. ?

To “Ist” is to acknowledge that you are on a path for intentional mastery on a topic of your choosing.?

IST = A follower of a distinctive?practice, system or philosophy.?

To become an IST, it takes:

? time

? commitment

? curiosity?

? passion

? repetition

So commit to an IST that would make you proud. ?Commit to an IST that’s worth your energy. Commit to an IST that brings you — and those around you — joy.?

What do you want to declare as your IST?

You are what you?Ist.?

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