Nov 29, 2023
The 10,000 hour rule (as written by Malcolm Gladwell) is not quite enough to become an expert. There are “4 things it takes to be an expert”, according to a YouTube personality.
1. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WITH FEEDBACK.
EXAMPLE: A tennis player must have immediate feedback to become great or good.
NOTE: Be weary of experts who don’t have repeated theory through feedback.
2. VALID ENVIRONMENT
3. REPEATED EXPERIENCES
4. TIMELY FEEDBACK
After doing all of these things, do we then become an EXPERT? Unfortunately NO! We have a tendency to like being comfortable. Don’t get comfortable - learn to be uncomfortable.
Deliberate practice is important and attempting things you can’t do quite yet.
Trumpet (Instrument): I became proficient on a pro level over a period of 22 years, because of teachers, college professors from 2 Universities, and countless hours / sleepless nights of private practice, performing with multiple bands, solo performances, failures, wins, rejected auditions, etc.
Still on some levels I am an expert and other levels not at all… Then my world changed to student ministry.
My friend, Andy McDaniel, showed up in my 6th year of student ministry. He was a coach’s coach… A leader’s leader. He helped me see that I was on the right track. Finally, I had someone local that knew more than me. He was the true expert.
Who is your coach or mentor? Who is far ahead of you, so that you can be led with confidence?
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