There are four levels of competence:

1. Unconscious Incompetence - Translation: You stink and don’t even know it.

2. Conscious Incompetence - Translation: You stink, but at least you know that you stink.

3. Conscious Competence - Translation: You don’t stink anymore. In fact, you’re getting pretty good, but it’s not automatic, yet. You have to think about it consciously, but you are able to execute competently when you do.

4. Unconscious Competence - Translation: You are the complete opposite of stinking. In fact you are excellent, and the best part is you don’t even have to think about it. It is automatic for you. It has become a habit (the good kind).

So, where are you? No positive change can be made in ignorance. You must have awareness to get to Level 2. Focus all your effort on correcting the things you are aware of at Level 2, and repeating over and over the things you do are doing well at Level 3. That repetition will ultimately lead you to Level 4 where lasting success can be achieved.

To Your Success!

Kip Kint
Success Coach & President
Mission Ignition

I had a great opportunity to attend a Corporate Alliance Relationship Summit over the past two and a half days. This was my third Relationship Summit overall, but I was struck once again by the power of relationships. I had the awesome privilege of spending quality time connecting with some of this state’s (Utah) most influential business leaders.

I learned again about the power Learn… Serve… Grow… model that Corporate Alliance teaches its clients.

Learn

We must Learn about other people, about their hearts and minds, about their wants and needs, about who they are and what matters to them. Why? Just Because! Not because it will eventually mean business for you, not because you will get something out of it, not because there is some reward in it for you, but rather just because your life will be enriched for genuinely connecting and forming a relationship with another valuable person.

Serve

Next we need to create the opportunity to Serve. What can you do for, or with, another person to bring value or meaning to their lives, whether on a business or personal level. In seeking for and creating opportunities to Serve others your relationships with strengthen and deepen and your influence with them will expand, not to mention their influence with others on your behalf.

Grow

Through Learning about and Serving others you will see your relationships and influence Grow to a whole new level, and even though your intention is Just Because, as your relationships Grow you will undoubtedly see your business and your opportunities Grow as well.

One of my favorite sayings from the wonderful folks at Corporate Alliance is…

“Every opportunity has its root in a relationship!”

So why build lasting, meaningful relationships in business? “Just Because!” is the only answer you’ll ever need.

To your Success!

Kip Kint
Success Coach & President
Mission Ignition, Inc.