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ORIGINAL: MasterFireMaam

Ok, this is an opinion question. What do you think are the similarities and the differences in the terms Master, Guide and Leader?

Fire

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ORIGINAL: JohnWarren

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ORIGINAL: MasterFireMaam

Ok, this is an opinion question. What do you think are the similarities and the differences in the terms Master, Guide and Leader?

Fire

Similarity = they have letters
Differences = the letters are different

Quite seriously, we do spend an inordinate amount of time talking about labels and their definitions when we would be better off talking about what people do rather than trying to shoehorn them into categories that might or might not be coterminous or coextensive.

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ORIGINAL: Slipstreme

For me I don't care much for the terms Master and Guide being used to mean the same thing. They aren't. Mentor, and Guide perhaps. I have a Mentor. I do not, nor do I want to, have a Master, unless the person in question is a martial arts instructor.

Master: someone who is in control of another's life. They may not be perfect, and may not make a good Master, but are a Master anyway. It is preferred these people are in control of themselves first, which is why I am not a Master. I need to fix the problems in my life before I take the responsibility of another's.

Guide/Mentor: someone who can teach, enjoys teaching and seeing his/her students succeed. A Master can also be a Mentor, and many are, especially in regards to their own submissives. However someone learning the art of safe dungeon play under a Mentor for the purpose of being a safe sadist (hey sounds like me) doesn't really have a Master per se as there is no submission involved on the part of the student.

Leader: someone with authority over a group of people. Most of these in politics are also a pain in the ass.

• Leader, leads others by example. Byhis/her actions shall he/she be known within a community
  
  
• Guide/Mentor helps some one achieve a preset goal and is able to guide the person when they need some direction. In other words the Guide/mentor is as much a Coach as anything else (Ask any professional Counsellor and they will tell you that this is 75% of their work with clients).
  
  
• Master, Not only owns a slave but is responsible for her training, welfare disclipline and safety. He is also her coach/guide/mentor. In many cases he is and should be a leader for her and others includig those new to the lifestyle or in the local community.
  

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ORIGINAL: PlayfulOne

shrugs,

labels, names. boxes, in the end what difference does it make? We are all just who and what we are looking for pieces that connect and compliment.

and True,

Lord girl we are going to have to talk about this Masters aren't perfect thing you've got going on, :)

As the old wise Mac Davis once said,
Oh Lord its hard to be humble, when your perfect in every way
I can't wait to look in the mirror, cause I get better looking each day
To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord its hard to be humble, but I'm doing the best that I can

And yes, "grins" my mood today excatly matches my nick. May have something to do with the fact that the little one and I spent almost 2 days doing nothing but the bumpity bump and playing with the toy chest.

K

aka "K Daddy"

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ORIGINAL: amayos

They are, ideally, all one.

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I really fail to understand your problem in using Master and Guide. I can only guess that you don't really have an understanding of it.