Most guitarists don't plateau because they lack talent. They plateau because they're following the wrong map. In Roadmap to Mastery: Breaking Through Intermediate Guitar Plateaus, Troy Stetina-master guitarist and one of the world's most influential guitar educators of the last four decades-pulls back the curtain on why progress breaks down at the intermediate level, and how to restore it. Drawing from over 40 years of teaching, performing, and method development, Stetina unifies technique, speed mechanics, practice strategy, creativity, and mindset into a single, coherent system. You'll learn not just what to practice, but why certain approaches work-while others quietly sabotage your progress. This book goes beyond exercises. It explains the principles beneath mastery and gives you the tools to diagnose problems, redesign practice, and move forward with confidence. Written for serious intermediate players who feel stuck despite doing "everything right, " Roadmap to Mastery shows you why you're stuck-and what to do next. Inside you'll discover:Why mastery isn't about trying harder-it's about practicing smarterHow speed is a coordination problem, not a giftWhy progress stalls even when your practice time is highHow to reconnect technique, practice strategy, and mindset into a working systemForty years of teaching distilled. Deep insight. Practical clarity. Real mastery.