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In the old days all craftsmen learned his craft working as an apprentice. He became a master by observing a master and modeling his working skills. And when he graduated into a Master he took on apprentices in his own right and taught them everything he knew. In this fashion good skills were maintained and quality was high in all skilled trades.
It's a great shame that the modern way cannot remember the value of learning by watching and doing. We believe that we can teach people in lecture rooms by talking at them. But that's not a natural way for people to learn. Children learn by watching and copying their mum and dad. That's the natural way. We must have opportunities to practice if we are going to be certain that we can implement the skills that we learn.
It's the way that Richard Bandler and John Grinder learned from the master communicators whom they modeled in the early days when they were developing NLP techniques. They would observe excellent behaviour, code the behaviour and then go out and duplicate it in their own work.
To reach a high standard in any area of our lives we must observe the finest in action and then we've got to practice. It is true that practice makes perfect. But perfection is only worthwhile if we practice excellent behaviour, not if we practice poor behaviour.
It is worth realizing that in the old days the Masters of every profession set up Guilds where they could develop and perfect their abilities. Membership of such Guilds was highly prized and all apprentices aspired to become members of their own trade Guild.
So , how much pride will you take in your talents? How much do you model your behaviour on that of the people that are excellent in your area of expertise? How frequently do you practice?
It's a great shame that the modern way cannot remember the value of learning by watching and doing. We believe that we can teach people in lecture rooms by talking at them. But that's not a natural way for people to learn. Children learn by watching and copying their mum and dad. That's the natural way. We must have opportunities to practice if we are going to be certain that we can implement the skills that we learn.
It's the way that Richard Bandler and John Grinder learned from the master communicators whom they modeled in the early days when they were developing NLP techniques. They would observe excellent behaviour, code the behaviour and then go out and duplicate it in their own work.
To reach a high standard in any area of our lives we must observe the finest in action and then we've got to practice. It is true that practice makes perfect. But perfection is only worthwhile if we practice excellent behaviour, not if we practice poor behaviour.
It is worth realizing that in the old days the Masters of every profession set up Guilds where they could develop and perfect their abilities. Membership of such Guilds was highly prized and all apprentices aspired to become members of their own trade Guild.
So , how much pride will you take in your talents? How much do you model your behaviour on that of the people that are excellent in your area of expertise? How frequently do you practice?
About the Author:
As an NLP Practitioner my mission is, "to demonstrate how to get the feel of utilizing the same behaviours as high achievers to thrive and achieve everything you have ever visualised for yourself both at work and in your personal life". I get results for the employees of major firms like Dell, Yves St.Laurent, J&J, RBI, GM and P&O through business coaching using NLP Techniques.
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