The 10,000 hour rule simply states that: "You have to spend at least 10,000 hours on your craft before you can become a Master of that Craft".
Experience and experts agree that this rule is not a hard and fast one, but rather a guide to the fact that you have to spend quality time with your work before you can get that master touch on it.
But as true as that is, there's a better way to get to the TOP OF YOUR FIELD. Wanna know how? Read on.
A man usually says to his son: "I'm giving you this piece of advice so you won't make the same mistakes I made". I like to call this the PRECISION PRINCIPLE. It's also known as "Standing on the shoulders of Giants".
I believe there are mistakes that can only be made by you because you are unique to your path, but there are some mistakes that you don't have to make because people have made those same mistakes and you can learn from them.
Reigner Davies puts it this way: "It is not a bad thing to copy something Good".
Moyo Akin-Ojo says it this way: "If you read the book of someone who has 50yrs experience on a subject and assimilate 50%, you have gleaned 25yrs experience from the writer".
You don't have to tread unprofitable paths if you can learn from people who have passed that route before you. The Precision Principle underscores the importance of MENTORSHIP. It underscores the importance of learning how to succeed from people who have succeeded, and learning how not to fail from people who have failed.
Never trivialize the importance of mentorship as seen in the PRECISION PRINCIPLE, because mentorship cuts your journey short. It affords you the privilege to stand on the shoulders of men and women who have proven track record.
It's mid-week, make it one of intentional learning and applying the Precision Principle, learn from those ahead of you who have made the mistakes you're yet to.
THE PRECISION PRINCIPLE WILL SAVE YOU TIME, GIVE YOU A GOOD HEAD START AND GIFT YOU THE ADVANTAGE OF SPEED.
Go friend!
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