Got to thinking about how to increase my results in life. Looked over what I had learned and put together this. Hope you get something from it.<\/p>\n
It started with recalling that anything I cannot confront (face without flinching) I cannot see. Anything I cannot see I cannot do much with. So I figured I should simply raise my confront to the point where I could confront anything. The more I thought on it the more a sequence of actions formed that led to total mastery in an area. I compared it to my experiences in life and it matches.<\/p>\n
First, we assume a BEINGNESS
\nThen we adopt a VIEWPOINT, a point from which to view.
\nWe LOOK at the environment, and, as a result
\nWe consider something, make a CONSIDERATION
\nMake a DECISION to pursue a course of action
\nFormulate and maintain the INTENTION to accomplish something.
\n(The rest of these items are not so much a label for a point as they are a label for a gradient scale of ability as each capitalized item can [and should] be improved.)
\nMaintain the DISCIPLINE to overcome obstacles and ignore distractions that are present or will manifest.
\nEither be able to or raise the willingness to CONFRONT a thing,
\nThe confronting will raise our AWARENESS
\nSuch that we can increase our PERCEPTION of our environment
\nWhich will raise our OBSERVATION of it
\nWhich will allow COMMUNICATION with it
\nTo improve our REALITY on it
\nAnd raise our AFFINITY with it.
\nThe previous three will deliver UNDERSTANDING of it
\nSo we have KNOWLEDGE of it.
\nWith knowledge, if we are prepared to take RESPONSIBILITY for it
\nWe can then CONTROL it.
\nIf we then exercise DISCIPLINE to
\nEngage in PRACTICE or DRILLING to
\nAcquire COMPETENCE with it
\nAnd, eventually, MASTERY of it.<\/p>\n
It will be observed that it is impossible to attain an item later on the list with an item earlier not being present.<\/p>\n
This raised my respect for people who have acquired a high level of competence or mastery in an area. There are a lot of elements that go to make up mastery of a sport, art, profession, relationship or even life itself!<\/p>\n
So if you are pretty damn good at something, take a bow!<\/p>\n
Recognise what you have done and don’t lose sight of the journey when starting a new endeavour.<\/p>\n
I figure I can also have this list serve as a guide as to what might be out if I am not attaining the results I desire.<\/p>\n
And this is about as good an example as you will get of an over-simplification because you could write a book about each one of those capitalized letters. In fact books have been written about them.<\/p>\n
And of course, because there is a gradient scale of competence for each point and each of these items applies to any given area of endeavour, we can be at different levels of competence for the same point in different areas.<\/p>\n
Let me know if this was of use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Got to thinking about how to increase my results in life. Looked over what I had learned and put together this. Hope you get something from it. It started with recalling that anything I cannot confront (face without flinching) I cannot see. Anything I cannot see I cannot do much with. So I figured I … <\/p>\n