A quick and simple way to have understanding of how the learning process works with anything you want to master. No matter what the subject is the learning process is always the same.

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Leadership 101 – The
Learning Curve… “4
Stages of Learning”
Leadership 101 – The Learning
Curve… “4 Stages of Learning”
| by Nicholas Guzman
4 Stages of Learning
4 Stages of Learning anything…
Stage 1 of 4 Stages of Learning:
The Learning Curve breakdown “Unconscious Incompetence”
begins… The first stage of the 4 stages of learning is known as
unconscious incompetence. This is the most elementary phase
of your learning curve. You will find people who do not even
In today’s Leadership 101… know that they do not know what they are doing. They are the
…lesson you will discover the “4 Stages of Learning” in a very hardest people to help because they haven’t yet recognized or
simplistic form. No matter what subject in area of your life won’t admit they need help.
from personal to business your learning curve revolves around
4 stages of learning. We are constantly growing and learning
in everything we do. Giving yourself permission to be a lifelong 4 Stages of Learning continues…
student can change your life dramatically. Giving yourself
permission to be a student also gives you the right to make
They tend to live rather mediocre lives because they either
mistakes. That is why in any subject, task, or new business
haven’t woken up enough to know there’s more to be learned,
venture we all have different a different learning curve that
more to be aware of, or they have simply settled to be whatever
goes thru these 4 stages of learning anything.
they are at the present moment never passing the 1st stage
of the 4 stages of learning and never tapping into their full
No one masters something new at first exposure, there is a potential.
learning curve. Of course there are those with some natural Awareness is one of the first steps to personal growth. We are
talents or skills from other learning experiences that apply all at the Unconscious Incompetent level of the 4 stages of
to the new experience, but mastery cannot occur on initial learning whenever we first try something new.
impact. None of us learned to walk on our first try; we all go
Watch a baby learning to walk. The baby doesn’t know he
thru 4 stages of learning with anything new that presents itself.
doesn’t know how to walk. He just tries it because everyone
Learning anything takes exposure and practice. It also takes
else is doing it. When he learns, by falling, that it’s not as easy
a good psychological mindset that understands that there is a
as it looks, he’ll reach for helping hands. The instant he reaches
learning curve associated with most new things.
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for help, he moves to the next level of competency of the 4 to evaluating those successes and failures. These 4 stages
stages of learning, “The Conscious Incompetent.” of learning apply to anything and everything that you have
learned in your life to this point and will continue with every
new skill of craft you want to learn about from this day forward.
Stage 2 of 4 Stages of Learning:
“Conscious Incompetence”
The second stage of the 4 stages of learning is conscious
Leadership 101… But remember 1 last
incompetence. People abandon unconscious incompetence thing with the 4 stages of learning & your
when they suddenly become aware that they don’t know what learning curve…
they’re doing. You are very likely at this level of competency
right now in the wonderful world of learning. You’ve admitted
that you don’t have all the answers and that you want to
learn more. You wouldn’t be reading this ebook if you hadn’t
admitted that you still have something to learn about anything
you desire.
Now that you realize that you need to learn more, take action
now! Too many potentially great accomplishments have been
stalled at this level because people don’t know where to turn No discomfort, No learning
for help or won’t expend the effort to find the right help.. Don’t
be like the deer you sight in your headlights at night, frozen to To get to stage 4 of the 4 stages of learning, unconsciously
a spot on the road. You must move in order to rise to the third competent, you need to get past unconscious incompetent
level of the 4 stages of learning, conscious competence. and his evil twin brother, consciously incompetent. Both
encounters can be somewhat painful at the beginning stages
of your learning curve.
Stage 3 of 4 Stages of Learning :
“Conscious Competence”
This is where it gets exciting! However, in order to be successful you will have to step outside
of your comfort zone. Your comfort zone is where you are today
The third stage of the 4 stages of learning is conscious unless you change who and what you are today; you will never
competence. When you reach this level of your learning curve change what you are getting out of life; you settle.
you discover new challenges and new victories. By this point,
your desire to improve has become strong enough to overcome
the discomfort of learning something new. You’re testing the You cannot let the desire to be comfortable rule your life until
waters now. Just don’t place too high a level of expectation you recognize it and learn how to use it to your advantage.
on yourself and you’ll do better faster. Tensing up when you Once you open your mind to learning something new, you’re
try new things takes your enjoyment from the experience. not the same old comfortable person you were even a minute
Remember, a relaxed attitude lenghtens life. before.
The tension also clouds your judgment and effects your
learning curve when you must analyze how well you did
But everyone wants to be comfortable more than anything
and how you can improve the next time. Remember how
else. So, even after you start your quest for growth, you set
uncomfortable you felt in your first day of school? Why were
goals, do some research, and invest your time going thru your
you so uncomfortable? Because you were acutely consciously
learning curve until you again reach a level of comfort with
incompetent. But there you sat anyway, having committed to
knowledge you have and use in your everyday life. The trick is
being there so that you could learn enough to reach the level
to learn to make yourself keep growing, to make yourself just
of conscious competence, the third stage of the 4 stages of
uncomfortable enough about today that you’ll better yourself
learning.
tomorrow.
Stage 4 of 4 Stages of Learning: Self-development is a constant never ending journey. In
“Unconscious Competence” anything you do you always want to raise the bar and take
All of which brings us to the fourth and final level it to the next level. That’s what a true leader or champion
of competence of the 4 stages of learning, unconscious does. They always develop ways to increase their level of
competence. At this stage in learning, you apply all of your effectiveness.
previous knowledge without making a conscious effort to do Just remember all that matters is every day in every way you
so. Your learning curve has skyrocketed to full awareness. You will get better in better with whatever your goal might be.
are unstopable! Now you that you have a true understanding of the 4 stages of
learning.
You take responsibility for your successes and your failures,
and you’re more likely to be honest with yourself when it comes
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GO OUT THERE & GET IT! THE
UNIVERSE WILL GIVE YOU
EXACTLY WHAT YOU ASK FOR.
Best Regards,
- Nicholas Guzman
Web: www.themillionairescorner.com
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