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quite difficult. Where to start? What should you focus on first? How do you know you are on the right track? Learning new things is never easy. But there is a way to make the process much easier and speed up your progress.During the early stages of learning something on your own, you’ll often make preventable mistakes and waste time trying to find out how to do certain things.A mentor can really help you out here. Having someone to guide you will help you progress faster and make more efficient use of your time.It’s a bit like going to a foreign city for the first time and trying to find a certain restaurant. You could of course walk around, going street by street until you stumble upon it. But it would be much faster to ask one of the locals to point you in the right direction.This applies to pretty much everything you venture into. Even when you explore new ideas and skills, there’s always something to learn from those who came and succeeded before you. Use the help.If you can’t find a mentor in your personal life, find one online. If you can’t afford coaching or classes, just use the abundant free knowledge out there. Your mentor doesn’t have to be someone you talk to. It can be an author you read from or a professional who shares their content for free.Not everyone who has succeeded will be helpful. There’s a lot of useless information out there. But once you find a few good sources, stick to them. They will give you that extra push.<figure id="80b0"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*27Sh-IWSuNph4o9TFfgReQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Photo by <a href="https://www.pexels.com/@moh-adbelghaffar?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">mohamed Abdelgaffar</a> from <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/little-boy-wearing-black-and-red-jacket-811743/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels">Pexels</a></figcaption></figure><h1 id="80af">3. Unlock your inner child</h1>“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ― Isaac AsimovWhen we were kids, our minds were totally open. No limits to our imagination. We believed that anything was possible and questioned everything. We were innately open-minded freethinkers and constantly tested our limits. But as we get older we are boxed in by societal limitations and have lost much of the creative muscle that came with an open mind and endless imagination.To truly unlock your potential and push the limits of mastery, it’s vital to be curious in your approach to learning and fearless in your ability to ask questions. Seeing the world through a child’s eyes opens up doors of possibilities and new perspectives.<p

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id="f1fa">To do this start by questioning some of the fundamentals of what you are learning.For example, if you are trying to become a skilled writer, try to dissect a few pieces that you particularly enjoy. Understand why they are captivating. Try to dig deep and find the differentiators and see if you can apply those to your own writing. And then ask yourself if you could even go further and improve on those.Something else you could do is to put yourself in new or uncomfortable situations. This breaks the monotony of routine and gets you to be more observant. Adapting to new situations pushes your boundaries and accelerates your learning.Keep asking questions. Don’t limit yourself. And don’t be afraid to explore new possibilities.<h1 id="aa3b">4. Put in the time</h1>“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” ― Michelangelo BuonarrotiYou can roll your eyes and sigh but there’s no way around it. To become good at something takes work and effort. There’s no overnight method to becoming a pro. It takes relentless perseverance and dedication.But the good news is that you can guarantee success if you follow through with it. Everyone who has mastered something has put in the time. They stuck it out until they reached a point where things started to flow and everything became easier.That initial push and consistency are where 99% of people fail. It’s easy to give up. It’s easy to make excuses. It’s easy to procrastinate and postpone the work. But it has to be done.Whenever you feel like quitting, just tell yourself that you will give one last push. Remind yourself that each extra minute you put into your work is one step closer to your goal. Keep the momentum going, no matter how small the steps. Excellence is not achieved by giant leaps of brilliance but by small and regular steps.<h1 id="c3de">In Conclusion</h1>Mastering something requires work and commitment. It’s not easy. If it were, we’d all be superhumans. But there are definitely ways to get you there faster.<ul><li>Before you begin, make sure you have the right motive and attitude. Have a humble posture of learning.</li><li>With that humility, embrace and absorb the knowledge and experience of others. Swallow your pride and the do-everything-myself attitude and make use of the available help around you</li><li>Open your mind to new possibilities by questioning even the basics</li><li>Keep marching on regardless of what life throws at you</li></ul>Greatness isn’t reserved for the few anomalies and geniuses of this world. It’s available for everyone who stretches out their hands with humility and takes the opportunities life gives them. That could be you. Let it be you.</article></body>

4 Steps You Can Use To Master Anything

How to be in the top 1% of any given field

I won’t claim to be the greatest at anything in life. Few people achieve excellence, let alone mastery in something.

But after analyzing the greats, reading books about their lives, and taking advice from those who have reached incredible heights, I’ve noticed a few patterns that keep showing up. From Leonardo da Vinci to Neil deGrasse Tyson, everyone who has ever been at the top of the game has followed the same principles to get there.

I’ve broken them down into 4 steps to be easily applied.

1. Have the right mindset

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” ― Dr. Seuss

When you start, your goal should not be immediate success or financial gain. Your goal should instead be to learn as much as possible and be of value to others.

If you choose a path or skill purely because it promises status and money, you will likely fall flat. Most worthwhile endeavors require lots of initial effort with little reward. If you don’t actually enjoy what you do or see the value in it, you’ll give up easily and never get anywhere.

Your immediate goal should be to learn as much as possible. Research. Try. Fail. Be a sponge. Immerse yourself in the entire domain and try to gain as much knowledge and experience as you can. During the early stages, there will be hurdles that require effort and determination to overcome. Each one will come with new learning.

With the right attitude, you will be able to absorb lots of new information, get past challenges, and build momentum.

It’s okay to want to make money. It’s okay to want to be the best in your field. Of course, you do. But don’t make that the focus. Instead, see how you can add value to others. Becoming a pro at something will mean nothing if you have nothing to give.

Money doesn’t fall from the sky once you achieve greatness. You achieve greatness (and get money) when you do something that benefits other people. Money comes from them. So aim to be of service to others and the rest will follow.

2. Learn from others

“One of the biggest defects in life is the inability to ask for help.”

- Robert Kiyosaki

When you start to learn something new, it can be quite difficult. Where to start? What should you focus on first? How do you know you are on the right track? Learning new things is never easy. But there is a way to make the process much easier and speed up your progress.

During the early stages of learning something on your own, you’ll often make preventable mistakes and waste time trying to find out how to do certain things.

A mentor can really help you out here. Having someone to guide you will help you progress faster and make more efficient use of your time.

It’s a bit like going to a foreign city for the first time and trying to find a certain restaurant. You could of course walk around, going street by street until you stumble upon it. But it would be much faster to ask one of the locals to point you in the right direction.

This applies to pretty much everything you venture into. Even when you explore new ideas and skills, there’s always something to learn from those who came and succeeded before you. Use the help.

If you can’t find a mentor in your personal life, find one online. If you can’t afford coaching or classes, just use the abundant free knowledge out there. Your mentor doesn’t have to be someone you talk to. It can be an author you read from or a professional who shares their content for free.

Not everyone who has succeeded will be helpful. There’s a lot of useless information out there. But once you find a few good sources, stick to them. They will give you that extra push.

Photo by mohamed Abdelgaffar from Pexels

3. Unlock your inner child

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.” ― Isaac Asimov

When we were kids, our minds were totally open. No limits to our imagination. We believed that anything was possible and questioned everything. We were innately open-minded freethinkers and constantly tested our limits. But as we get older we are boxed in by societal limitations and have lost much of the creative muscle that came with an open mind and endless imagination.

To truly unlock your potential and push the limits of mastery, it’s vital to be curious in your approach to learning and fearless in your ability to ask questions. Seeing the world through a child’s eyes opens up doors of possibilities and new perspectives.

To do this start by questioning some of the fundamentals of what you are learning.

For example, if you are trying to become a skilled writer, try to dissect a few pieces that you particularly enjoy. Understand why they are captivating. Try to dig deep and find the differentiators and see if you can apply those to your own writing. And then ask yourself if you could even go further and improve on those.

Something else you could do is to put yourself in new or uncomfortable situations. This breaks the monotony of routine and gets you to be more observant. Adapting to new situations pushes your boundaries and accelerates your learning.

Keep asking questions. Don’t limit yourself. And don’t be afraid to explore new possibilities.

4. Put in the time

“If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” ― Michelangelo Buonarroti

You can roll your eyes and sigh but there’s no way around it. To become good at something takes work and effort. There’s no overnight method to becoming a pro. It takes relentless perseverance and dedication.

But the good news is that you can guarantee success if you follow through with it. Everyone who has mastered something has put in the time. They stuck it out until they reached a point where things started to flow and everything became easier.

That initial push and consistency are where 99% of people fail. It’s easy to give up. It’s easy to make excuses. It’s easy to procrastinate and postpone the work. But it has to be done.

Whenever you feel like quitting, just tell yourself that you will give one last push. Remind yourself that each extra minute you put into your work is one step closer to your goal. Keep the momentum going, no matter how small the steps. Excellence is not achieved by giant leaps of brilliance but by small and regular steps.

In Conclusion

Mastering something requires work and commitment. It’s not easy. If it were, we’d all be superhumans. But there are definitely ways to get you there faster.

Before you begin, make sure you have the right motive and attitude. Have a humble posture of learning.
With that humility, embrace and absorb the knowledge and experience of others. Swallow your pride and the do-everything-myself attitude and make use of the available help around you
Open your mind to new possibilities by questioning even the basics
Keep marching on regardless of what life throws at you

Greatness isn’t reserved for the few anomalies and geniuses of this world. It’s available for everyone who stretches out their hands with humility and takes the opportunities life gives them. That could be you. Let it be you.