Comments on: An Experiential Outlier (part 1) http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/ reconsidering things M related Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Seeking utter humiliation | the upstream collective blog http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Seeking utter humiliation | the upstream collective blog Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:13:12 +0000 http://almostm.com/?p=154#comment-465 [...] consider for your own body of believers, experts encourage you to start now. Almost an M notes Gladwell’s findings in Outliers that true mastery of any subject requires 10,000 hours, which is supposed to be achievable within [...] [...] consider for your own body of believers, experts encourage you to start now. Almost an M notes Gladwell’s findings in Outliers that true mastery of any subject requires 10,000 hours, which is supposed to be achievable within [...]

]]> By: adminsmile http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-46 adminsmile Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:48:41 +0000 http://almostm.com/?p=154#comment-46 Thanks C.Holland. These are unpacked a little more in the next post: http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-five-pitfalls-part-2/ Thanks C.Holland. These are unpacked a little more in the next post: http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-five-pitfalls-part-2/

]]> By: C. Holland http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-45 C. Holland Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:31:16 +0000 http://almostm.com/?p=154#comment-45 I agree with all five points. If missionaries were more aware of theses five issues, I suspect that they would avoid a lot of misery and even stick around longer than most! I agree with all five points. If missionaries were more aware of theses five issues, I suspect that they would avoid a lot of misery and even stick around longer than most!

]]> By: adminsmile http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-42 adminsmile Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:34:48 +0000 http://almostm.com/?p=154#comment-42 Thank you guys, you have saved me two future posts. :) To future readers, I encourage you to consider the above comments carefully. They are from guys that have already put in their 10,000 hours and have good insight. Jeff - I agree that there is a possibility to apply learning and experience from one context to another. This reduces the time-frame for gaining proficiency in a new context. The healthy missional person / community will be aware of these and be diligent to learn / develop in areas of deficiency. Grady - Yes, we would do well to lengthen the time-frame for expectations. Additionally, I would add that for mentors or supervisors, they would serve their protege well to encourage and seek to help him/her learn through failure. Thank you guys, you have saved me two future posts. :) To future readers, I encourage you to consider the above comments carefully. They are from guys that have already put in their 10,000 hours and have good insight.

Jeff – I agree that there is a possibility to apply learning and experience from one context to another. This reduces the time-frame for gaining proficiency in a new context. The healthy missional person / community will be aware of these and be diligent to learn / develop in areas of deficiency.

Grady – Yes, we would do well to lengthen the time-frame for expectations. Additionally, I would add that for mentors or supervisors, they would serve their protege well to encourage and seek to help him/her learn through failure.

]]> By: Grady Bauer http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Grady Bauer Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:28:58 +0000 http://almostm.com/?p=154#comment-40 Excellent post from an excellent book. We also need to keep this concept in mind in regards to patience. We have a tendency to hear about a new method or approach, and we try it for a short time...and if we don't see results almost immediately, we move on to something else....never waiting long enough to become an expert on anything. Looking forward to more posts about this. Excellent post from an excellent book. We also need to keep this concept in mind in regards to patience. We have a tendency to hear about a new method or approach, and we try it for a short time…and if we don’t see results almost immediately, we move on to something else….never waiting long enough to become an expert on anything. Looking forward to more posts about this.

]]> By: Jeff http://almostm.com/2009/08/an-experiential-outlier-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Jeff Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:54:42 +0000 http://almostm.com/?p=154#comment-38 I wish this concept was taught in an orientation setting. It might prevent an unexperience "leader" from wiping out years of advance for the sake of a "better idea." The great thing is that once a person moves into another role, he/she doesn't have to begin again at 0 hours. Many things I learned over the past 10 years are paying dividends in my current assignment. I wish this concept was taught in an orientation setting. It might prevent an unexperience “leader” from wiping out years of advance for the sake of a “better idea.”

The great thing is that once a person moves into another role, he/she doesn’t have to begin again at 0 hours. Many things I learned over the past 10 years are paying dividends in my current assignment.

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