In the Jon and Missy Butcher 90 min class / video that I saw the other night, they mentioned a key phrase that has stuck with me. Conscious competence. And its inverse, unconscious competence. There's a lot of successful people in the world, many of whom still take that Lifebook workshop and say it changed their lives? Why is that? It's because they're competent in what they do and do whatever that is really well. And that probably translates to several aspects of their life. But can they say every single part of their life is world class? Or that they're living the life of their highest self? They're probably sacrificing something to consistently be successful. When I was talking to Dan the other day, he said that some people who he talks to who seem successful or have built companies or have a stacked resume, etc. you can read through their story or their BS. Similar thing when I was chilling with Jaspreet last night as he was sharing stories about his work experiences. It's one thing to be incompetent, that's a separate issue. But if you're competent and people look to you for advice or as a role model, can you tell them why you're competent? And 'hard work' doesn't cut it. There's deeper levels than that. When I say I want to expand my network, it's not just a vanity metric or feeling to say I know X person from Y company who's achieved Z. I internally say I want to meet people who 'get it.' This is the phrase I've found so far that encapsulates that feeling of getting it: conscious competence. I think up until this year, I've lived through life essentially unconsciously competent and at times definitely incompetent altogether. But as I've built structure around who I envision myself becoming, I can slide myself more and more from unconscious to conscious competence.
The other thing here is 'successful' people. So many times, we view people in the news or social media as successful when they've achieved something great. when they've dedicated their entire life to some craft or industry or field or sport. Usually at the cost of something else. That's who we see as role models on a daily basis. And we've bought it. "You can't have your cake and eat it too." Lol why not? I want to buy the cake's ingredients, bake it, eat it, share it, and then make another goddamn cake and eat that too! We're made to believe that believe that success in one area of life can't be synonymous with success in all areas of our life. I want to show that being successful in one aspect is a driving force for being successful in all aspects. Not just meeting others who believe it and live it, but also to live it myself on a daily basis. The media is the media. But as individuals, we should start looking inwards on defining what success really means in each and every facet of our life and see how they compound one another. It's an 'and' mentality, not an 'or' one. We should follow more people's lives who are successful holistically, so that there are these role models we look up to and inspire us that we can indeed have it all. So what does people who 'get it' mean to me now? People who live holistically successful lives by being consciously competent.
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