We all desire to achieve success in what we do. We start out with big dreams and high hopes.
Then the reality sets in that we have to work and suddenly we understand why all overnight success stories were years or even decades in the making.
The reality is that we all must go through four steps to achieve success in anything.
It is because of these four steps that learning from a guru could be a major mistake. I’ll show you why.
- Unconsciousย Incompetence
- Conscious Incompetence
- Conscious Competence
- Unconscious Competence
Unconsciousย Incompetence
This is the first stage and the easiest stage. In this stage we aren’t aware of what we don’t know. We aren’t aware of the skills that we need, we aren’t aware of any aspect of reaching the success that we want.
For example when you decided to start blogging you didn’t know about choosing a platform, a niche, a theme or anything else involved with blogging. You just wanted to get your voice or your product out there. In other words: you didn’t know what you didn’t know.
Conscious Incompetence
This stage can easily be the most frustrating stage because we do know what we don’t know. This is the stage of learning what we need to learn. It can be overwhelming because we had no idea how much was involved with gaining the success that we want.
In this stage we must find the belief in ourselves in order to keep going and to learn what we don’t know. In this stage mentors can be very helpful too.
Conscious Competence
This is the stage where we begin to feel some of that success that we have had our eyes on! We begin to gain competence in what we are learning. We need to put forth effort and think about what we are doing – but we are at least doing it!
If you are learning to ride a bike you must consciously think about pedaling, consciously think about steering, consciously think about watching for cars, etc. It’s a lot of effort but we areย achievingย what we desire!
This can be the most exciting step in many ways because we are learning so much and beginning to taste more and more success. People in this stage are often the ideal people to learn from because they have all the steps of learning fresh in their minds and they are excited about it. They probably feel a sense of pride being able to help others experience the joy that they are experiencing.
Unconscious Competence
This is the step where true success has been achieved! We are able to do what we need to without even thinking about it. You can do what you need to and have your mind elsewhere.
When you are driving home and you realize that you can’t remember driving for the last ten blocks – that is unconscious competence at work. You were able to drive safely and your conscious mind wasn’t even paying attention. Yet you made it safely through those ten blocks.
When people have achieved this level of success they don’t know what they’re doing and they usually don’t remember the process of how they learned through the earlier steps. They are in the worst position to teach anyone even though they have achieved the highest levels of success.
I have been in that position myself. I was excited to teach others when I was in the conscious competence stage but as soon as I had mastered the skill myself after a while I found myself unable to teach others how I had gotten there because I hadn’t written it down.
That is one benefit to having a blog: we can keep track of our learning when we are excitedly sharing with others. We can look back and remember how we learned so that we can help teach others once we’ve reached unconscious competence. Or we can refer them to our posts. We can also take those posts and create an ebook or a course.
It’s not useless to learn from a guru but if you do go that route make sure that the guru can adequately teach what they know unconsciously.
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You are definitely correct! Well, I believe in my capabilities and I can say that I can learn hard but I have earned it to achieve my own success. Thanks for the info!
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Stacy Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 5:53 pm
Hi Deanne,
I’m glad that you enjoyed it!
Stacy
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Nice post, Stacy! These steps were real eye openers for me when I first encountered them 15 years ago. Since then, my concept of learning has changed. Many people quit on their dreams simply because they don’t understand that the learning process occurs in these four stages. Also, I think that these stages of competence should be taught in public school, so that youngsters can understand the challenges that they face during the academic learning process.
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Stacy Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 5:55 pm
Hi Anthony,
I had also heard these steps years ago but it didn’t resonate with me at the time. This time around it most certainly has.
I couldn’t agree more about this type of thing being taught in the public schools. I have a lot to say on that topic, maybe I should save it for a post!
Stacy
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What an interesting topic! It’s great when people understand the whole learning process. Nice that you have condensed it down into a nutshell! Well done!
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Stacy Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Thank you, Martha!
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Stacy, I’m glad you’re speaking out on this. I’ve heard this before, and I tend to agree. Human beings have all the resources they need to succeed without requiring an expert or a guru.
Experimenting with life experience is really the only “guru”.
On the other hand, these people exist for a reason.
Since the beginning of time, humanity’s #1 way of passing on knowledge is 1-on-1 tutoring, and person-to-person apprenticeship. Mentoring is powerful.
More can often be learned in a couple hours with a coach than weeks + months + years of abstract study. ( http://www.grasp-the-nettle.com/modelling-the-masters/sea-of-geniuses/ )
Peyton Manning, although an ultra-high-paid superstar athlete, still retains 3 coaches for a reason.
If you’re really interested learning and improving, with or without a guru, you can check out my latest post on RyzeOnline
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Stacy Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Hi Jason,
You’re right about mentoring – truly the world’s oldest ‘profession’.
It’s much more effective than sitting at a desk reading a text book or listening to a lecture.
People learn best through either doing something themselves or watching someone else.
Thank you for sharing the link, I look forward to checking it out!
Stacy
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Aloha Stacy, very cool topic and valid points. I think that so many people feel just because you have evidence that you are doing well that they assume they will duplicate the same. But most really don’t know how long it took these guys to get there for one, and most gurus don’t note it or announce it.
It has crossed my mind in how long did it take them to get there and what are the short cuts that are proven by these gurus in what they are sharing or are they with holding more information to drag it out. Well most of us can see, only a fraction of people are making it and not the majority. But it is our will, action and persistence to make it for ourselves. I’m glad I came by. Mahalo, Lani
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Stacy Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Hi Noelani!
It’s great to see you again! I too think that the fact that we don’t know how long it took a guru to get where they are is problematic. Especially when people want the success right now, as so many do.
Take care,
Stacy
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How adults learn is important info to understand, for ourselves and when we want to educate others. Just because a guru has become successful and applied what they have learned, doesn’t necessarily mean they will be a good teacher.
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Stacy Reply:
June 16th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Hi Bonnie,
That’s a very important point. Some of the most qualified success stories are horrible teachers! Success does not equal a good teacher.
Stacy
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Very interesting point, Stacy.
I like the last one, especially, unconscious competence. The subconscious mind is driving for us and sometimes we may drive a whole chuck of the road without consciously remembering it at all! So true, that happens to everyone.
So true also that when we get to the unconscious competence level we forget how we’ve learn the basics. That happened to me too.
I like also when you said that some “supposed” overnight true stories where actually years in the making. Many are, they are just trying to fool us into thinking that it’s an over night success story. Thanks for bringing that out!
Thanks for this very interesting post, Stacy
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Stacy Reply:
June 18th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Hi Sylviane,
I’m glad that you liked this post! Many success stories appear to be overnight successes even if they don’t make the claim. We’re just not there to see all of the hard work that went in behind the scenes!
Stacy
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I remember when I learned how to drive a stick shift car and went through all of those stages. Of course, I learned how to drive it in Florida where it is flat. Recently, I traveled to the mountains and found myself again having to learn some aspect of driving the stick shift car: moving the car from a stopped position while on an incline. It is funny how we go through these stages with some skill nearly all the time.
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June 18th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
Hi Kristen,
That is a great reminder that we are always learning!
Stacy
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Great post, Stacy! I couldn’t agree with you more about the importance of knowing who you are following and why. I remember my freshman year in college at a maritime school and the professor was showing us how to do a bowline knot. She literally just flicked her wrist. No matter how many times I tried, I could never do that. When I realized that being a sailor wasn’t for me, and I went to basic training a couple of years later, we had people who showed us how to do it, and I finally got it right. (It’s been nearly 12 years, so don’t ask me to do it now, but at one point I could.) If you can’t see how the gears are turning, it might not help you at all.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 11:32 am
Hi Steve,
That’s a great example of how this works! Thank you for sharing!
Stacy
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Those guru’s, which I personally use that term for a person that has or appears to have more knowledge than me, but they can provide some really good information. I found that listening to them and then dissecting what I heard and apply what is meaningful to me and my goals has helped to attain the success I set out to accomplish.
Thank you Stacy for clarifying the different aspects of learning. It helps to understand how we think in these varying ways.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 11:33 am
Hi Lynn,
I’m glad that you’re able to learn from gurus. Thanks for stopping by!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy, great post! I guess that’s why it’s not a good idea to teach your children how to drive a car. Unless you’ve only learned yourself a few years before! I had a really hard time teaching my eldest to drive, and when it was time for the youngest, I suggested she had driving lessons instead.
I find that some “gurus” can teach and others can’t. Or, maybe it’s that I identify better with some than others.
Regards from Julieanne
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 11:36 am
Hi Julieanne,
That’s a great example!
I think that what sets apart some gurus from others is how well they teach, many times people need to be taught how to teach!
Stacy
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I have often seen posts on why you shouldn’t follow gurus, but none that summarized it so well – and uniquely.
You are so right that gurus often don’t remember those early stages so something they believe is simply explained is Greek to the newbie.
Loved this, Stacy.
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June 19th, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Hi Cathy,
Thank you! You’re right, often the gurus don’t know how to explain it to someone who’s new to the concept.
Stacy
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Ahh, this is such a great post. I had a teacher once take us through the descriptions of each of those stages of learning. The thing is…I will never feel fully competent. There’s too much to learn. I’m hard on myself, yes. But, I guess the whole point is to get to that place where it all naturally flows. Very awesome stuff and thanks for sharing
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Hi Lisa,
Nobody can reach the highest level on everything but we can all reach it on some things! The thing is that we aren’t often aware of it!
Stacy
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Extremely well presented post, Stacy. Thanks. I’ve seen these four steps before, but it’s been a long time, and you put a nice twist on it about the value (or lack thereof) of learning from others at the various stages. It also sort of puts a different light on the old saying, “Those who can’t do, teach.” I’d like to reword that now by saying “those who can’t do unconsciously are the best teachers.”
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Hi Steve,
Thank you. That’s a great twist on the old saying! Thank you for sharing!
Stacy
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To draw from my experience as a so-called training professional, I’d have to say, “How true.” This is one of the great challenges for writers and trainers in the high tech world as they seek to “download how-to” information from a subject matter expert (SME). Despite their expertise, they have trouble articulating it accurately for a variety of reasons and sometimes seek to hide behind phrases like, “It’s an art. It can’t be taught.” [Wrong.] or “It takes experience. It can’t be taught.” [LOL A bit of circular reasoning don't you think?]
One of the problems is that experts make assumptions about what learners already know or don’t know and typically assume they know more than they do, thus failing to break things down carefully.
This matter of gurus and newbies is something that has become a bit of a project for me. I’ll take it a step further: without realizing it, gurus confuse and overwhelm. It has a lot to do with the environment of product launches, email communications, blogging, teleseminars, and member sites all of which blitz information with no overview or framework for digesting it. I could go on, but I have just written a book on this.
Thanks for your take on the topic.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
Hi Richard,
I think you made a really good point when you say that gurus confuse and overwhelm without realizing it. I think that many of them do want to help others but because they can’t remember what it’s like to be new at their expertise (something I definitely relate to) they don’t have the tools to teach it.
Stacy
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I would have to say that your 4 periods of competence and incompetence hit it spot on. Upon examination, these 4 stages are actually what I went through in the past and you couldn’t have said it much better. We need to pass through these stages
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
Hi Grace,
Yes, these steps are certainly universal! We all go through them in that order!
Stacy
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Well said Stacy! There are so many “gurus” out there that we can never duplicate. Nor should we. They are there for structure or a learning curve only.
Yes, our blogs are like riding a bike. Once we have repeated the action over and over again, it becomes a natural state. I like that analogy!
I once wrote a blog titled “I don’t want to be an internet guru” and oh boy people trashed me for that. But no worries…I made my point. We are our own guru’s. Yes, there is a lot we need to learn out there on a constant basis due to the ever changing marketplace. But when it comes down to it, I have learned more from the unknown blogger than I ever did from a guru.
Thanks for bringing up this awesome topic.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Hi Donna,
It’s so true that we can learn something from everyone! Thank you for sharing!
Stacy
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Oh Stacy, I know where you learned this. I’ve been studying that as well and it was a huge wake up call for me. I was able to look back on what I had been doing and the way I was thinking and all of a sudden it all made such sense to me. Like those aha moments we have so often.
I’ve learned the hard way that a lot of these “gurus” leave a lot of stuff out just to keep you coming back for more. I’ve fallen in that trap before but eventually learned my lessons.
We have to educate ourselves in the areas we need at the time and keep moving forward from there. Knowing and believing in yourself is so important. Being aware of your thoughts is the most important step you can take and knowing you can achieve whatever you put your mind to is crucial.
Going through all these steps you mentioned is the key to creating your own success. Bravo Stacy and thanks for sharing this.
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June 14th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Just thought I’d weigh in Adrienne, I make a point of letting people know they don’t need me, they have all the necessary resources in them, and that I aim for them to rocket forward, needing only a single session with me.
If they *want* and *enjoy* and feel *fulfilled* by connecting more… well then, great
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Adrienne Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
You are the master at this too Jason… I know that everything is within me too, I just find it hard locating it the majority of the time. I have so many aha moments ya know.
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Jason Fonceca Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 5:23 pm
We all do, Adrienne
That’s life, and I’m blessed to help give people lots of ‘em!
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:34 pm
Hi Adrienne,
You bring up a good point! I’ve been disappointed more than once I’ve had a guru string me along like that. I too have learned from that lesson!
Thank you for stopping by!
Stacy
PS: Are you still having that issue with the plugin? It seems to only happen with you for some reason. I guess it likes you.
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Adrienne Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
I don’t seem to be having that issue anymore Stacy. It’s the weirdest thing. It’s landing on the page with all your comments but I still have to click back over to your post in order to share it. But it seems to be working now. Go figure.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
I’m glad to hear that it’s resolved itself, Adrienne.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Thank you for showcasing me in your list of inspiring female bloggers!
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This is my first visit to your site. I very much enjoyed the post & will be subscribing.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
Thank you, it’s nice to meet you. What did you like best about this post?
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Gary Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
The end – the unconscious competence part resonated the most with me. I’m in an industry in which it’s easy for people like me in leadership positions to assume that our employees are “getting it” when they’re not. We need to consciously remind ourselves to remember that while we know every little detail inside and out, our new people still need to be taught from square one.
If we don’t consciously pay attention to that, we wind up thinking our newbie is on step 10 in the learning process – while they may actually be on step 2. It’s not fair to the learner, so we make an effort to teach at the correct speed and in great detail.
Thanks!
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 7:31 am
Hi Gary,
That’s very true, I’ve been on both ends of that. It’s frustrating to have a ‘teacher’ thinking or expecting you to be further than you are and it can also be frustrating as the ‘teacher’ and not understanding where the learner is at.
Thanks for sharing!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
This is an amazing breakdown of all the steps people go through in their quest for success – any success, online, offline, spiritual, you name it -
One has to go through one to get to another.
Thanks for sharing such a valuable concept!
~Christine
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Hi Christine,
I agree, these steps are what we go through in any learning process!
Stacy
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I’m just curious so what would you advice is the best way to learn?
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Hi Rebekah,
One step at a time!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
I really like your post and especially your point about unconscious incompetence. On reflection many of these Gurus give advice that is far from helpful when you are starting out. I think if I had know ahead of time how many challenges I would face to gain my online skills I might have thought twice about starting . Not knowing this gave me a great advantage but equally I have enjoyed achieving many things by staying with my vision. I find a very important part of working online is having friends that I can talk to who give me lots of great advice. Take care Rosemary
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Hi Rosemary,
That’s fantastic, thank you for sharing!
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You all tips are right but the first thing is your interest level and creativity level.
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June 19th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
Hi Maja,
Yes those two aspects will make a difference in how quickly we will move through the steps.
Stacy
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I love your message here Stacy. I spent nearly a decade as a district manager for one of the globa giants of direct sales and the only stories the company shared with representatives were those of the ‘stars’ … the elite who had reached the pinnacle of success with the company. It’s not that I discounted their achievements, but for those just starting out closing the gap between where you are and where ‘the best-of-the-best’ are can seem like an impossible bridge to cross. Plus all the ‘stars’ ever talked about was the perks they enjoyed because of their successes rather than providing insight into how they reached that point. It always seemed to me that the stories we should be telling were those of people the representatives could better relate to – people still in the process of building their businesses, sharing their challenges as well as the triumps.
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Stacy Reply:
June 19th, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Hi Marquita,
That’s a really good illustration as to why it can be difficult to learn from a guru – and even end up discouraged in the process.
Stacy
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Oh, you are SO right! I resisted growing my business for a long time because I thought I wasn’t a guru. What a mistake! I have a ton of knowledge, and people love learning from me because I’m approachable and understand where they’re coming from. Steer clear of gurus, I say. Thanks for this article, Stacy.
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 7:33 am
Hi Evelyn,
I think that a lot of people make that mistake. I have often heard that no matter what level you’re at there is someone who can learn from you!
Stacy
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It’s true. Gurus know how they got there, but there are so many people that achieve greatness through nontraditional means. They’re great for advice, but follow your heart
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 7:36 am
Hi Anthony,
Gurus can definitely offer us some value but unless they know how to teach it’s much less effective.
Stacy
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I was in a very expensive coaching course years ago to learn internet marketing and it wasn\’t a good experience. I think people that really want to learn how to make money online are in the Unconscious Incompetence and Conscious Incompetence stages and therefore are easy prey for people that claim to be Gurus. You do have to learn a lot on your own and make those mistakes. There really is no fast track. The coaching was an expensive lesson for me.
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 7:39 am
Hi Jill,
That’s an important point! There is no true get rich quick method. You’re right that people in the first two levels can be easy prey.
Thanks for sharing!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy, it seems like many advisers and ‘experts’ call themselves gurus nowadays. At what point can someone already call themselves a guru? Sometimes it’s those people who declare themselves guru that I don’t completely trust, to be honest.
I’ve never read about competence like how you broke it down here, so thank you!
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 7:50 am
Hi Andrea,
That’s an excellent question: what makes a person a guru?
Thanks for stopping by!
Stacy
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Inspirational and useful, that’s what I had been searching for when I came to your blog. Your useful advices could really help me to reach my goals, I am a newbie to the blogger scene but I want to reach a traffic to my site as soon as possible because I want to promote myself as an architect and photographer. I definitely like your point on conscious competence, that is the most important pillar of my strategy.
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 7:55 am
Thank you very much, I’m glad that this helped you out!
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That’s an interesting perspective, Stacy. I never really thought about the idea that a “guru”, someone who is supposed to know what they’re doing, could be on auto-pilot so they aren’t really sure how to tell you what they’re doing!
I do agree that while it’s important to learn from others and take in the knowledge they can share, you also have to “leave the nest” so to speak and do things on your own. You need to find your own path and figure out what works for you.
I also think that too much time listening to experts can start to sound like an echo chamber. At some point, you have to take what you learned and use it and get real results.
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 8:21 am
Hi Carol,
We definitely need to learn on our own and shouldn’t rely on the experts to do the learning for us!
Thanks for sharing!
Stacy
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Unconscious competence is where the essence of talent is and we all have some areas where we do things well without knowing consciously what is our strategy of excellence.
Your post is an eye opener for all of us, even trainers and coaches: knowing our genius zones makes things easier for us and the others.
Resisting to grow instead of tapping into our zones of genius is only about fear to success or to fail.
Thanks for sharing Stacy.
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Stacy Reply:
June 20th, 2012 at 8:32 am
Hi Patricia,
Those are great points, and I’m glad to know that this post is an eye opener. I know that I found these steps to be very important when I recently re-learned them.
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I think everyone has guru someone tell us and someone doesn’t want to tell. Some guru has an immense power to change anyone’s mind. Dalai Lama is such kind of guru. I think everyone should rely on myself not a guru.
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I agree to most of the points in this article. But if you are really starting from ZERO I think its best to get someone to help you with it. I mean not necessary an expert. Sometimes an all knowing friend is more than enough!
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Stacy:
This is a wonderful breakdown of what I will refer to as a learning process in achieving success. I myself always have greater success when I better understand why things work the way they do as you have laid-out here for us. I can fully relate to all these steps, for I have experienced all four at one time or another in my life. I agree that great success in anything takes time, but if we can only remember that, “Life is a journey, and not a end destination,” it can make it much easier to swallow. Once again, great information here Stacy!
Thank you,
Peter
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