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What should I know about being mentored by X? Hex 21 unchanging

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I posted recently about trying to decide on whether to purchase a boat. Part of the appeal is that the owner has agreed to train/teach me everything about the boat he built, how to operate it, maintain it, etc. This person is impressively accomplished at what I hope to do in the near future, having written a couple books and magazine articles on the subject--not to mention he built an impressive vessel from a bare hull.


So I consult the IC on what to expect if I go through with it and received 21 with no changing lines.


I found this quote from Sorrells posted here 5 years ago:

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"Intention without reservation is needed to overcome obstacles in your path."
As well as this one from Hilary:

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There's a time for reaching the truth, and a time for expressing it. Biting through, you take the situation into yourself, 'chew it over' and digest it; Beauty will bring out it's pure plain essence.
And this one resonated the most, especially the last two sentences. It's a quote from Wing posted by Trojina:

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There is an inner storm that has been raging for some time around the object of your inquiry. The lower trigram, CHEN, movement, is struggling upward, sparking brilliance in the upper trigram LI. This dramatic coming together of the two strong elemental forces creates a tremendous cacaphony and, eventually, release, just as thunder and lightning bring the release of static tensions before a storm. Without changing lines, a radical REFORM is necessary in your life. It will cause spectacular reaction but will release the tensions that hold you back from your aims.
Something is certainly holding me back in my life presently. I've become very indolent, struggling to accomplish most goals. Hence I'm interrupting 21 as radical reform of my mindstate/behavoir is necessary if I'm going to get anything out of this relationship with the potential mentor. I think it's telling me to stop coping and start forcing myself to work harder to achieve something meaningful. Biting through in the instance may mean working hard in face of my bad habits that have made me soft and lazy.


Any thoughts? Am I on the right track?


Thanks for reading.

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