{"id":8005,"date":"2020-01-24T09:38:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T15:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=8005"},"modified":"2024-09-24T12:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:39:10","slug":"the-process-of-pursuing-proficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/the-process-of-pursuing-proficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"The Process of Pursuing Proficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8005\" class=\"elementor elementor-8005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f87b3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f87b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Discovery Exit Sign\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-814195c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"814195c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e13a59\" data-id=\"1e13a59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc7ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcc7ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gaining Proficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51fa3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d51fa3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our days are filled with countless routine tasks and activities that we successfully complete with little thought and low awareness.\u00a0 After lots of repetition, we can become so proficient, we&#8217;re able to simply <strong>&#8220;<em>go because we know<\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0 Your proficiency only happens after repetitive practice.\u00a0<\/p><p>What are some new skills or behaviors you&#8217;d like to develop?\u00a0 Have you considered what&#8217;s involved in getting to the point where you can <b><em>&#8220;go because you know&#8221;<\/em>.<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Let me help you gain more awareness about your <em>path to proficiency<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716e61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"716e61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cruise Control Living<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ccfa7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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Safe driving is a critical skill. Yet routine trips don&#8217;t require much thought or awareness.\u00a0<\/p><p>Traveling to work is something that you&#8217;ve done so often, you can do it without thinking. You have programmed your subconscious to get you from home to work without much thought.\u00a0 While you likely did not use your car&#8217;s cruise control feature, you <em>did<\/em> use your brain&#8217;s cruise control feature for <strong><em>doing without thinking<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13f7346\" data-id=\"13f7346\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495b67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"495b67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"340\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic-light.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8007\" alt=\"traffic light\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic-light.jpg 340w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic-light-150x87.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/traffic-light-300x175.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd608e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd608e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where and when did you stop on you way to work today?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719babe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"719babe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doing Without Thinking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3dad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc3dad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Driving to work is only one example.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re really skilled using Excel, you can copy, paste, format and add functions without much thought.\u00a0<\/p><p>Consider the hundreds of things that you <strong><em>habitually<\/em> <\/strong>do every day without giving them much thought.\u00a0 You can&#8217;t do that exercise on cruise control. It&#8217;s not routine.\u00a0 It requires <em>conscious thought<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p>The operative word here is <strong><em>habitual<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Our <em><strong>habits<\/strong> <\/em>enable us to put our lives on cruise control.\u00a0 Repetitive actions program us to be more efficient. Imagine how exhausting it would be to have to think about everything you do.\u00a0 Stroke victims learn this first hand when they have to re-learn how to position their tongues to form words.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df7798f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df7798f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond Cruise Control \"Doing\":  Cruise Control \"Thinking\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e3852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52e3852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.&#8221;<\/h4><p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a0&#8211; Wayne Dyer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-904f782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"904f782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Living in cruise control goes beyond our routine, habitual actions.\u00a0 We also have habitual ways of thinking; a.k.a. our <strong><em>attitudes<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: white;\"><b>Attitude<\/b><\/span><strong>\u00a0development is a prerequisite for changing habitual behavior<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>When it comes to developing attitudes that support positive behavior change, most of us don&#8217;t know what we don&#8217;t know.\u00a0 Perhaps I can help with that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2163713 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2163713\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ea30e6\" data-id=\"1ea30e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6520b12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6520b12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Law of Proficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76f3b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f76f3b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Law of Proficiency is a developmental model that explains how habits are formed and how new skills are developed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The image below is my graphic enhancement of the concepts, created in 2004 to empathize the four bridges that are crossed in the endless loop of development.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8deaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e8deaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/LawOfProficiency-2020.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"LawOfProficiency-2020\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTAzOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NoaWNhZ29leGVjdXRpdmVjb2FjaGluZy5jb21cL3NtYXJ0bGVhZGVyc2hpcFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvTGF3T2ZQcm9maWNpZW5jeS0yMDIwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/LawOfProficiency-2020.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9039\" alt=\"Law of Proficiency\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/LawOfProficiency-2020.jpg.webp 806w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/LawOfProficiency-2020-300x241.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/LawOfProficiency-2020-150x121.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/LawOfProficiency-2020-768x617.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8689835 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8689835\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fa18f\" data-id=\"77fa18f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943a1fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"943a1fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bridges on The Path to Proficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb85443 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb85443\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41f3736\" data-id=\"41f3736\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d5fb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2d5fb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing Shoelace Proficiency - A Simple Example<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967234a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"967234a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learning to tie your shoes is my simple example for developing proficiency.\u00a0 The process you experience learning to tie your shoes is the same as your path to proficiency for any other skill you seek to gain today.\u00a0<\/p><p>Think back to when you were a toddler.\u00a0 When you didn&#8217;t know or care about tying your shoes. And you had little reason to care. Mom or Dad did the tying for you and you were off to run and play in the grass.\u00a0 Until the time that you reached <em>The Bridge of Discovery<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">To be continued in the green sections as we cross each <em>bridge<\/em>.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2159ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2159ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"568\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/shoelace_proficiency2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/shoelace_proficiency2.jpg 568w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/shoelace_proficiency2-300x127.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/shoelace_proficiency2-150x63.jpg.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba0551a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba0551a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55abf71\" data-id=\"55abf71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5c262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f5c262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unconscious Incompetence and The Bridge of Discovery<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a620c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a620c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8124\" alt=\"Bridge Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-150x20.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-768x103.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp.png.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ff4e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8ff4e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We all begin our quest for new habits or skills in the state of <strong>Unconscious Incompetence<\/strong>.\u00a0 <strong><em>You don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 You&#8217;re both <em>ineffective<\/em> and <em>unaware<\/em> of a proficiency development opportunity.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll stay that way until you experience an ah-ha moment that leads you across &#8220;The Bridge of Discovery&#8221;.\u00a0 You then gain a new awareness. And, there&#8217;s no going back. <em><strong>The Bridge of Discovery<\/strong><\/em> is a one way bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cac5f6\" data-id=\"5cac5f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81fee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c81fee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/bridge_of_discovery_sign-300x232.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7095\" alt=\"The Bridge of Discovery Exit Sign\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/bridge_of_discovery_sign-300x232.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/bridge_of_discovery_sign-150x116.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/bridge_of_discovery_sign.jpg.webp 748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e14085 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e14085\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00244cd\" data-id=\"00244cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb010d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5bb010d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d86101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d86101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Shoelacing  \"Bridge of Discovery\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c57f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c57f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consider that toddler running in the grass with his laced up Keds.\u00a0 Suddenly one of the shoes becomes unlaced and falls off.\u00a0 The child is left standing with one shoe on and one wet sock.\u00a0 He&#8217;s crossed <em><strong>The Bridge of Discovery<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 \u00a0He now knows what he doesn&#8217;t know. Both\u00a0<em><strong>unaware<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>ineffective<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6972169 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6972169\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a71863\" data-id=\"9a71863\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a468ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a468ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdb8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cdb8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conscious Incompetence <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1832b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1832b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upon Crossing The Bridge of Discovery<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f7b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0f7b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8124\" alt=\"Bridge Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-150x20.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-768x103.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp.png.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c368142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c368142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now You Know That You Don't Know<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fe4f1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1fe4f1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82f1861\" data-id=\"82f1861\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd1ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcd1ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now you\u2019re aware of what\u2019s missing. Welcome to the\u00a0<strong>Conscious Incompetence<\/strong>\u00a0state.\u00a0 Now you know you don\u2019t know.\u00a0 You\u2019re\u00a0<em><strong>aware<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>yet still\u00a0<em><strong>ineffective<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 You have a development opportunity at hand, should you decide to cross the next bridge.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re uncomfortable enough with being ineffective, The Bridge of Change awaits.\u00a0 You figure out that you need to start learning, gaining new skills and taking action.\u00a0 You begin to DO!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>However, the\u00a0<i><b>Just Do It<\/b><\/i>\u00a0approach needs to be repeated for the change to stick.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52f8105\" data-id=\"52f8105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653742e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"653742e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shoelace Proficiency and The Bridge of Change<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb7299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbb7299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What would lead a child\u2019s desire to learn shoe tying skills?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>As children develop, they seek to be less dependent on their parents.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Peer pressure from their shoe proficient friends.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The experience of running around with a wet sock slowing you down.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a94269 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a94269\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53cd86c\" data-id=\"53cd86c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8da38d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8da38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Skills: If You Don't Use Them, You Can Lose Them<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc734b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc734b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bridge of Habit Forming and Repetition is a two way bridge. You can and will cross back and forth. If you don&#8217;t practice your skill enough, you&#8217;ll revert to <em>consciously<\/em> thinking about how to do it.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a56458 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a56458\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-700d9ac\" data-id=\"700d9ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b85d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9b85d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2160c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2160c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conscious Incompetence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631715d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"631715d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crossing The Bridge of Change<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9146e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9146e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8124\" alt=\"Bridge Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-150x20.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-768x103.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp.png.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99970b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a99970b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gateway to Learning, Knowledge, Skill and Action<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5af3505 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5af3505\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41cfc2b\" data-id=\"41cfc2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac21d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac21d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now the work begins.\u00a0 When you&#8217;re unfamiliar with a task, procedure or process, you need to concentrate on all of the steps or elements involved.\u00a0 You have the knowledge to do it. But that need for concentration slows you down as you need to pause to consider each action.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df191e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6df191e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Just-Do-It-over-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-8118\" alt=\"Just Do It\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Just-Do-It-over-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Just-Do-It-over-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Just-Do-It-over.jpg.webp 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0fb17f\" data-id=\"f0fb17f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49064bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49064bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Developing Shoelace Proficiency<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d075d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d075d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>As you\u2019re learning to tie your shoes, you need to pause and think about each step in the process. You make mistakes and learn from each one. You can do it, eventually. Just not so quickly.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d875678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d875678\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0f40f0\" data-id=\"d0f40f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14815c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c14815c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d71e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71d71e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unconscious Competence <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a79e654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a79e654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crossing the Bridge of Repetition and Habit Forming<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce509c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dce509c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8124\" alt=\"Bridge Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-150x20.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-768x103.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp.png.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4b4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad4b4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You Simply GO because of What You Know<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61474b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61474b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c995a8c\" data-id=\"c995a8c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa84562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa84562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal Cruise Control<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55afe9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55afe9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After enough repetition, you reach the state of <strong><em>unconscious competence: <\/em><\/strong>doing without thinking. <em>You simply go because you know<\/em>. Mental cruise control.\u00a0 Like your drive to and from work.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69b1558\" data-id=\"69b1558\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3dd9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3dd9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unconscious Shoe Lacing Proficiency<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03434e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03434e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>You can quickly and easily tie your shoes in the dark.<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa82ee2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa82ee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6292d20\" data-id=\"6292d20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716811d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"716811d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c32fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4c32fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unconscious Competence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5631a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5631a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bridge of Complacency<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c3919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1c3919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8124\" alt=\"Bridge Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-1024x137.png 1024w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-300x40.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-150x20.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp-768x103.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridge-w-trsp.png.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c47a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c47a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Back to Square One<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fd785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11fd785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After enough repetition, you reach the state of <strong><em>unconscious competence: <\/em><\/strong>doing without thinking. <em>You simply go because you know<\/em>. Mental cruise control.\u00a0 Like your drive to and from work.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5016540 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5016540\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcac2aa\" data-id=\"fcac2aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdf7f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bdf7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bridge of Complacency and Apathy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b50d2cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b50d2cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75014ac\" data-id=\"75014ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e8f92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51e8f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you become highly proficient, it&#8217;s easy to develop a blind spot for the next improvement or development opportunity.\u00a0 We become complacent or apathetic.\u00a0 <strong>Unconscious Competence<\/strong> IS a comfort zone. Pursuing something better can be uncomfortable.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9c2002\" data-id=\"a9c2002\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf6cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdf6cbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Complacent Shoe Tying?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6333dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6333dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Vel-cro?<\/h4><h4>Loafers?<\/h4><h4>Who needs any of that?\u00a0\u00a0Love my laces!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85c90ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85c90ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b28ca46\" data-id=\"b28ca46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca2859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fca2859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Seeking Your Next Proficiency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb2214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebb2214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Where is your next development opportunity?\u00a0<\/strong> You&#8217;ll need to cross The Bridge of Discovery to find it.\u00a0<\/p><p>Will you have enough of a motive to pursue it?\u00a0 Only then will you cross The<em><strong> Bridge of Change<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Will you have enough perseverance and patience needed to cross the <em><strong>Bridge of Repetition and Habit Forming<\/strong><\/em> to sustain the positive change?<\/p><p>Once you become highly proficient, will you cling to your comfort zone or rest on your laurels?<\/p><p>The Law of Proficiency applies to every skill you&#8217;ve developed.\u00a0 And every one you&#8217;ll need or want to have.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-325fd8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"325fd8b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a7f62d\" data-id=\"5a7f62d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d2233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d2233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Credits and Acknowledgements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c044aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c044aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Origins of The Concept<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723027a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"723027a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am calling this model <em><strong>The Law of Proficiency<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 It is built upon published principals that date back to 1969.\u00a0 I want to acknowledge the origins.\u00a0<\/p><p>The enhanced model graphic shown above evolved through collaboration with my colleague <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ray-overdorff-34a02a12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ray Overdorff<\/a>.\u00a0 We met in 2002. Ray had already used and applied this model for Leadership Development for about a decade prior.\u00a0<\/p><p>Along with others in my affiliate network, I&#8217;ve used this development tool to help hundreds of leaders continue to cross the bridge of discovery.\u00a0<\/p><h3>More History<\/h3><blockquote><p>In\u00a0<a title=\"Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Psychology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">psychology<\/a>, the\u00a0<b>four stages of competence<\/b>, or the &#8220;conscious competence&#8221; learning model, relates to the psychological states involved in the process of progressing from incompetence to competence in a\u00a0<a title=\"Skill\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skill<\/a>.\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Four_stages_of_competence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilkipedia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p>The origin model was developed in the 70s by\u00a0 Noel Burch, an employee with Gordon Training International and was called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/pages\/article\/newISS_96.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conscious Competence Ladder.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p>Leadership author John Maxwell labeled it <strong><em>The Law of Process<\/em><\/strong>. He popularized the model\u00a0 in his 1998 book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0785288376\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0785288376&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chicaexecuc0b-20&amp;linkId=77f18fe3bcb6452500807a7e5fc93457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.<\/a><\/p><p>More from Gordon Training International:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gordontraining.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/What%20Every%20Teacher%20Should%20Know.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Every Teacher Should Know\u00a0 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc8b887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc8b887\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-813df48\" data-id=\"813df48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b59158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b59158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaining Proficiency:  Our days are filled with countless routine tasks and activities that we successfully complete with little thought and low awareness.  After lots of repetition, we can become so proficient, we\u2019re able to simply \u201cgo because we know.\u201d  Your proficiency only happens after repetitive practice.<\/p>\n<p>What are some new skills or behaviors you\u2019d like to develop?  Have you considered what\u2019s involved in getting to the point where you&#8217;ve truly become proficient?  The Law of Proficiency applies to every skill you\u2019ve developed.  And every one you\u2019ll need or want to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"New on #Leadership Breakthroughs: Pursuing Proficiency,  How does it really work?","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[29,23,148],"tags":[339],"class_list":["post-8005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leadership-development","category-attitude-development","category-positive-behavior-change","tag-the-law-of-process"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/bridge_of_discovery_sign.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1I2Yr-257","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}