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One of the most valuable skills you can acquire as an entrepreneur is the ability to learn quickly. Understanding how to create the most effective use of your time is imperative for either type of entrepreneur, regardless whether you are niche or serial. I am going to reveal to you a three step method to learning quickly that is typically kept a secret by gurus and professionals, in the business industry. The trick to increasing your human capital is not so much about what you learn as much as it’s about how efficiently you can learn, that affects the value you can create for yourself and the value you can offer to society. The secret three step method to learning quickly is to (Know) (Wise) (Application).
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1. (Know) the Lingo by Studying the Literature
Step one is all about doing your homework and learning the language of your desired application. Read books on whatever application you desire to learn. As you read, you will begin to become familiar with the terminology and conditions involved with the application. Being able to identify with these terms and conditions of the application is important, because it will help you to effectively communicate with your mentor and others who are also knowledgeable (in step 2). Doing your homework first will save you time once you begin searching for mentors to follow, because you will be able to get an idea of whether or not someone knows what they are talking about. This is also to say that when you are asking for help from a mentor, you also appear to have an idea of what you’re talking about and don’t seem like you are squandering someone’s time. Trust me, skipping step one can get very expensive, but if you stop the learning at step one, then you only gain a theory of practical application. A theory of practical application requires much practice to gain enough applicable experience for it to become an effective application, when put to the test within the context of reality. This can lead you down a long road of trial and error failures before reaching success, so it is good to reach out when possible.
2. (Wise) Men are Worth More than a Thousand Books of Study
Once you know the lingo of your desired application and can identify conditions of it, then you will be able to identify others who are knowledgeable and be able to hold conversation with those who are wise, too. Those who are wise in it will be able to tell who has done their homework and those who have not. It’s like a tourist trying to communicate with the natives; they stick out like a sore thumb. Being able to communicate with people wise in the application will save you precious time, but more importantly will give you an experience multiplier before you even take any action. This experience multiplier is acquired by learning the “tricks of the trade” from someone who has already invested their time to gain applicable experience. There are several ways you can gain these “tricks of the trade” in this day in age like:
· Seeking a Niche Mentor/Coach
· Social Media Networking
· Joining Internet Forums/Groups
· Engaging in Online Communities
Let’s also not forget the oldest but still one of the most effective forms of learning the tricks of the trade of a desired application, apprenticing. If you know someone in your local area that is wise in your desired application, then you can try contacting that individual and offering your labor in exchange for their wisdom.
3. (Application) is Methodology in Action
When looking at these steps, many may assume that most of the learning for a desired application would take place during step three. Perhaps you may have heard someone say that they’re a “hands-on” learner. Since I started consciously utilizing this method of learning, I can honestly say that step three teaches you more about yourself than it does about the desired application. Most of what you need to know in order to achieve success in the desired application is learned during the first two steps. Once you feel ready to put the methodology in action through effective application, then all you are doing is gaining practical applicable experience and learning what works for you specifically. You learn what you personally like, and dislike about the application, and whether or not it is as desirable as you thought it was before you became engaged in it. Step three gains you credibility, expertise, and wisdom among those seeking apprenticeship, or a tutor for the application.
Step one is all about doing your homework and learning the language of your desired application. Read books on whatever application you desire to learn. As you read, you will begin to become familiar with the terminology and conditions involved with the application. Being able to identify with these terms and conditions of the application is important, because it will help you to effectively communicate with your mentor and others who are also knowledgeable (in step 2). Doing your homework first will save you time once you begin searching for mentors to follow, because you will be able to get an idea of whether or not someone knows what they are talking about. This is also to say that when you are asking for help from a mentor, you also appear to have an idea of what you’re talking about and don’t seem like you are squandering someone’s time. Trust me, skipping step one can get very expensive, but if you stop the learning at step one, then you only gain a theory of practical application. A theory of practical application requires much practice to gain enough applicable experience for it to become an effective application, when put to the test within the context of reality. This can lead you down a long road of trial and error failures before reaching success, so it is good to reach out when possible.
2. (Wise) Men are Worth More than a Thousand Books of Study
Once you know the lingo of your desired application and can identify conditions of it, then you will be able to identify others who are knowledgeable and be able to hold conversation with those who are wise, too. Those who are wise in it will be able to tell who has done their homework and those who have not. It’s like a tourist trying to communicate with the natives; they stick out like a sore thumb. Being able to communicate with people wise in the application will save you precious time, but more importantly will give you an experience multiplier before you even take any action. This experience multiplier is acquired by learning the “tricks of the trade” from someone who has already invested their time to gain applicable experience. There are several ways you can gain these “tricks of the trade” in this day in age like:
· Seeking a Niche Mentor/Coach
· Social Media Networking
· Joining Internet Forums/Groups
· Engaging in Online Communities
Let’s also not forget the oldest but still one of the most effective forms of learning the tricks of the trade of a desired application, apprenticing. If you know someone in your local area that is wise in your desired application, then you can try contacting that individual and offering your labor in exchange for their wisdom.
3. (Application) is Methodology in Action
When looking at these steps, many may assume that most of the learning for a desired application would take place during step three. Perhaps you may have heard someone say that they’re a “hands-on” learner. Since I started consciously utilizing this method of learning, I can honestly say that step three teaches you more about yourself than it does about the desired application. Most of what you need to know in order to achieve success in the desired application is learned during the first two steps. Once you feel ready to put the methodology in action through effective application, then all you are doing is gaining practical applicable experience and learning what works for you specifically. You learn what you personally like, and dislike about the application, and whether or not it is as desirable as you thought it was before you became engaged in it. Step three gains you credibility, expertise, and wisdom among those seeking apprenticeship, or a tutor for the application.
