RETURNING TO THE BASICS: A PATH TO CONTINUOUS EXCELLENCE

Often, we assume that once we have studied something, we have acquired all the knowledge and skills necessary to operate at a professional level. This belief can lead us to chase new levels of learning, accumulating titles, distinctions, and social prestige—while assuming we have already mastered what we previously studied. But have we really?

I used to think that way. When I completed Coaching Mastery from the Meta-Coaching System, I believed I had gained all the necessary knowledge and skills to be an excellent Meta-Coach. The same assumption applied when I completed NLP Practitioner, then Master Practitioner, and finally the Trainers Training.

Or a time, I thought I was “done.” I believed I had reached a sufficient level of competence and only needed to wait for new certifications, like Master Trainers, to take my skills to the next stage. However, when I revisited these trainings—sometimes in a different role, such as staff—I realized a surprising truth: I had only absorbed about 10 to 15% of the material actually presented in those courses. This realization led me to a new conviction: continual retraining is essential for skill development.