Michael Cooper Show

A way to accelerate your learning of new skills, is to practice, repeat, review and test yourself! So the goal here is how quickly can you test yourself? How fast can you fail and learn from your lessons or mistakes? The key indicator to adapting to a new skill is the ability to realise what works and what doesn’t quickly.

So let’s look at 10 quick ways to accelerate the learning process:

1)    Re-memorise before bed.

2)    Share with someone close to each and every day.

3)    Be curious. If you simply ask your mind a question, it will go out and find the answers to it at an unconscious level.

4)    If at any point you lose focus or fear starts to creep in. (And as we discussed in previous calls is a good chance it may)… Go back to your WHY? Because if your WHY is big enough for HOW will present itself.

5) Create Triggers and anchors

6) Visualise the end result.

7)    State - Before you sit down to learn any new skill you want to put yourself in a peak state.

8)    Take breaks - it is really important that you take breaks to let this new material set into your mind, find its neural pathways and become a part system.

9)    New environments - learn more about your new skill in different and new environments.

 10) Journaling - Basically what you can do is read a book or listen to an audio, take a 10 minute break and get fresh.

This will be the difference between you being average and extraordinary.

Summary:

1)    Get clear on the skill that need

2)    Be specific

3)    Narrow it down to 1-2 skills

4)    Research (the common topics) – so that you can be efficient

5)    Be consistent with your skills

Not many people are willing to look themselves in the eye and address the belief systems. Throughout the day we all make decisions and most of the time those decisions don’t rule in favour of your heart or your purpose. They fail to move us to be our higher selves. 

So when you look at yourself, I want to look into your eyes examine your face and learn to get comfortable with yourself. Think about your existence, why are you here and what is your purpose?

Write your own vision!

SWOT analysis

Monitor Your Daily Actions

Remove the Comparison to Others

Has anyone ever heard of the term called VUCA world. It’s a term coined by Terence Mauri

Volatility

Uncertainty

Complexity

Ambiguity

This VUCA world that we live in; as individuals presents tremendous risk, but also tremendous opportunity. The best antidote or the best strategy for not just surviving but thriving is by having a leader’s mindset.

Bold thinking - which is really about thinking bigger; it’s raising the scale of ambition, raising your levels of energy and raising your levels of activity

Bounce back - this is a systematic approach to rapid learning from failure. 

Being your best self - means amplifying your strengths, maximizing your talents and that also means effort. It means daily effort to turn your natural strength and focus them into laser like focus. To be your best self you have to find your purpose

Time

Energy

Money

"Quiet Be Still" - A form of mind power. If you can control the thoughts / emotions on the inside - the outside has no power over you.

Create a success board - This is basically a calendar for the month and you put either a smiley face or a sticker or a star that shows that you’ve achieved your goal for the day. I know it is so simple and it’s a little bit childlike, but you know what? We are all looking for acknowledgement and acceptance… it’s one of the highest human needs and why not give yourself that acknowledgement as opposed to looking towards others.

So in summary:

1.     Small bite size pieces

2.     Start today

3.     Reward yourself

4.     Celebrate success

5.     AND stick with it - habits take time, perseverance and consistent effort

Tony Robbins says: “people grossly overestimate what they can do in a day; and grossly underestimate what they can do a lifetime”

So what are some of those steps that you can take you to the next LEVEL! ARE YOU READY?

1.     Prepare your to-do list the night before - Then prioritise them (Delete, Delegate, Schedule and finally DO)

2.     Mind, Body Soul - 90% of super successful people practice some form of physical exercise, meditation or yoga

3.     Goal setting and visualisation - Sit down and visualise the future you would like to have. The person that you want to become and the life that you want to lead

4.     Gratitude and positive self-talk. - What’s the point of achieving all these goals if they don’t make you happy

5.     Self-Development - Super successful people are always learning new skills, reading practical books, listen to podcasts, go to seminars

6.     Network - You network determines your net worth.

7.     Meetings and accountability sessions - Have a friend or mentor that you can call on each week to hold you to account

The Art of Selling with Special guest Trevor Russell

People operate out of Eye sight - judging on what you can see. The vast majority of people operate out of personal history; things either done to them or experienced by them (or worse still others around them)

Mind Sight - Is how you interpret what you see - what’s possible?

• I want you to operate out of a larger vision of yourself

As Will Smith says… if you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready!

Three corner stone to success

• Beliefs / mind sets

Master these three and you can achieve everything you want 

Believe in your potential - Michael Cooper