The 6 F’s of the Mastery Continuum
The best school supplies and nicest new clothes won’t matter much without an effective learning strategy.
If you are serious about giving your son or daughter a head start through a world-class academic education, your child will need the most effective learning strategies.
The most important school supplies cannot be purchased on Amazon.
These tools cannot be bought.
They can be discovered and developed in the Dojo.
Here is a brief outline for knowledge and skill acquisition.
The 6 F’s of the Mastery Continuum…
1. Fun
When we embark upon a new endeavor, it is because we perceive the process and/or result to be attractive and appealing.
We think it is going to be fun.
It is an oversimplification of what we want.
But it is a safe and general term, and it has become somewhat synonymous with feeling good.
To feel good, emotionally, is what we actually want.
We get started, and quickly experience the difficulty and demands of our new interest.
It looks so easy and enjoyable.
It even appears to be effortless.
2. Failure
This is a label we place on our natural inability to immediately get things right.
Our desire for instant gratification causes us to conclude that we have categorically failed, the moment we hit an obstacle.
We must use the pain of poor performance to our advantage.
It can help us gain greater awareness and drive further effort.
It is a signal that we actually want to improve.
3. Frustration
This is the consequence of failure, provided that we are emotionally invested in a successful outcome.
It means we are experiencing the pain of dissatisfaction.
We are not measuring up to our expectations.
We have a perceived standard, and we are dissatisfied when we fall short.
It is a great signal.
4. Fascination
It follows frustration, if we are sincere about achieving proficiency.
We must become profoundly interested in figuring out ways to overcome our lack of skill.
We must become hyper-conscious.
This leads us to allocate our resources more strategically.
When we are genuinely fascinated, we figure things out.
5. Fight
The very word is something that modern culture tends to shy away from.
It is a direct reference to the struggle that is necessary in the acquisition of every useful skill and competency.
If you are not willing to fight, you do not stand a chance of succeeding.
We often think of battles being fought against other people.
Those are trivial, compared to the wars we wage in our quest for self-mastery.
6. Fulfillment
Ultimately, this is the result.
It is the emotional consequence of a proficient experience.
That is what we are really pursuing.
Calling it “fun” is just a safe simplification.
A skill is merely the byproduct of a high degree of self-control.
It is the genesis of self-confidence.
Ultimately, fulfillment is what we seek.
We are in pursuit of the emotional result of an overwhelmingly superior experience.
We look forward to seeing you in class at the Dojo!