What actions are required to move from being a rookie to being
a master in any area, so that the thinking and actions required to
produce the results you desire become automatic and instinctive?
Let’s examine the four-step learning diagram in Figure 4.3.
Mastery Level 1 is called Unconscious Incompetence. At this
point the individual does not acknowledge that he or she lacks the
necessary knowledge. Perhaps many of the people you know are at
this point regarding knowledge about creating financial security.
They are relying on a job and still believe it to be an adequate path-
way to financial security. In some cases they may even vehemently
deny the current job situation and almost always strongly rely on
hope. Other people may think they know it all and would not con-
sider doing something new until the circumstances become so se-
vere that there is no choice.
Awareness is all that is required to move from Mastery Level 1 to
Mastery Level 2. Thus, the awareness that you don’t know (referred
to as Mastery Level 2, Conscious Incompetence) is a powerful posi-
tion and the doorway to mastery. At this point you are aware that
you don’t know yet. If you are reading this book, you have most cer-
tainly arrived at Mastery Level 2. Learning the material in this book
takes you to Mastery Level 3.
Four Steps to Mastering Anything 39FIGURE 4.3 The Learning Process