There have always been stages in every facet in Life from your biological growth till growth in your business or any other thing you put your mind to do
There are basic principles in life that apply in every facet of our stay here on earth and just like I said in one of my previous posts. Pattern recognition is one of the greatest skill you can acquire in Life. It will enable you predict the future while others are wondering what's coming
A core example is what is currently going on in the Blockchain world. Anyone who have has a nice dose of pattern recognition will know that It is just a replay of what went down in the Internet revolutuion of the closing years of the last Century
Enough said, with that let me move on to something that will be beneficial to you. It is called the Seven stages of Dominion when it comes to acquring a skills that help you grow any venture, and by the time you are done with this post you will know where you are and the actions you need to take
Devotion
At this stage you are still confused, you don't really know what you want or what you are meant to do. So you devote time to a lot of soul searching. You read books that you will motivate you to break out from this period of confusion. Some people stay long at this stage due to the fact that they lack self awareness. So what is self awareness you may ask ?
Self Awareness is knowing the difference between who you are and who you wish you were
Some many people spend much time in the Rut because they want to shape themselves into what they can never be. You see someone who is skilled at baking but believes that music is the way for him/her to go
Deliverance
This is another vital stage that is as Important as the first. At this stage you would have developed the right dose of self awareness to know what you are good at and know that there are some things you can never do well in Life
Now let me chip in something for those who believe that the Human mind can achieve anything it sets in mind to do. While this is true, there are still some shortcomings that you will encounter all through your Life if you stick to the wrong thing. You may get good at it, but you will be an average player in that field for the rest of your Life
It is like Soccer , any one can train and play football, but not everyone will get to the Level of Christiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi
It is this deliverance stage that will help you clear anything that will make self doubt cripple you in the future
Discovery
At the deliverance stage you know what you are meant to do, at the discovey stage you find out how to do it. You research and find out ways people who are ahead of you have done it
Discovery helps you to map out the path you need to take to world domination
Development
This is the stage which I feel should be in a constant loop. Development in my opinion is a lifetime project. It is not something we should pass but something that we should always revisit
The stage of development is when you go through education of what you need to excel in what you have mapped out to do. It is a stage of learning and Mentorship
It is a stage where you ask a lot of questions about how you will go about building your dream
Deployment
This is the stage of work . And this is usually the longest stage, this is where you start deploying all that you have learnt in the previous stage
Deployment is what will Introduce you to the world and let them know who you are and what you have to offer
This is the stage where people who got into the wrong field burnout because of challenges, but if you are in the right field, this is where you will shine and it is what will push you to the next stage
Deployment will look like a chore when you are doing what you are not built for, but if you love what you do, you will never have to work a day in your life
Dominion
This is the stage at which you become very good at what you do. Dominion is the stage of prominence wne everyone knows your name
It is also one of the stages where pride can destroy all that you have built. I say this because when most people achieve prominence they see no need for the development , they feel that they have overcome all
The truth is that deployment will bring you dominion, but development will keep you there. You have to keep working on yourself to stay in sync with the changing times
Those who fail to do this in the stage of dominion will never rach the last stage which I believe is a vital as this
Death
Now when I say death, I don't mean physical death, I am talking about self abandonment. This is the stgage where you no longe live for yourself, but for others
No matter how dominant you are in any field you still hav to know that you are a servant there. I see people who used to carry others along totally abandon them when they feel that they have come to dominion
They believe that they have reached a new class where they no longer have to associate with the little guys
Gary Vaynerchuk is my biggest Mentor when it comes to building a personal an business brand online. He has built two businesses worth millions of dollars and he was an early Investor in Uber,Twitter, Facebook and a whole bunch of companies, but he still takes out time to reply comments on his social media posts and if you DM him with a genuine request he will attend to you, no matter who you or where you come from
Death in anywhere you find yourself is vital if you will want to build a legacy. If you don't reach this stage people may praise you in your front, but they will always despise you
It is just like a block of Ice, when you take it from the freezer it does not turn to water Immediately but with time it slowly melts completely
They may be cheering you now, but they are dying to Boo
