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Let's face it, we all have a few good habits and perhaps, if you are like me, some bad ones too!
In fact, to be frank, bad habits are like armpits, we all have two of them and they stink!
But here is the good news. You can learn new habits and you can learn to break bad habits. The process is simply one of repetition.
I am currently down in the beautiful state of Utah learning to become a gyroplane pilot ready for a new world record attempt which I am planning with business partner Andre Voskuil.
We traveled down here to get trained by one of the best pilots in the gyroplane industry, Michael Burton at AirGyro Aviation. I spoke to numerous pilots about training and Michael’s name kept coming up in conversation so here we are.
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The gyroplane is a fantastic machine…very capable, very safe and very comfortable. But the first time I strapped myself into the cockpit I realized that I was once again going to experience information overload.
I pretty quickly took the controls and recognized as the instructor told me to do something there was sometimes a several second delay as my brain processed the request and attempted to keep the aircraft in control as I kept flying. It was a classic symptom of brain overload.
In the evening on that first day Andre and I chatted about how challenging this was going to be…the same way it would be with any aircraft.
Wind the clocks forward to today however, a startling 4.5 hours of flight training later and you would think you were looking at two different people. The power of repetition in terms of advancing or improving things in your personal lives or business life is staggering.
In 4.5 hours a lot of the required control input has gone from being in our brain to essentially becoming muscle memory and freeing up space in our brain to learn more.
It is said that to lose a bad habit, simply don’t do it for 30 days. The same is true of learning habits. Author Malcolm Gladwell in his books says that to be a true expert, you need 10,000 hours under your belt. I understand we have a long way to go, but it is remarkable how you can transition from abject confusion to a general understanding in a short period of time if you apply yourself.
One of the areas we use this “learned habit” is business analysis. We are able to use a “gut feel” on the first go around to evaluate a business plan without going in to too much detailed analysis, precisely because we have been there before.
Learn good habits and use your gut instinct.. it works!
This article is written by or on behalf of an outsourced columnist and does not necessarily reflect the views of Castanet.
