Bernie Anderson

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What is Your Tier-One Skill?

Every job is different.
If you are a welder, you must have the ability to do precise equations.
If you are a plumber you need to hone your problem-solving skills.
Librarians should have the ability to do deep research.

Every job, every career, has a first-tier skill. And sometimes that skill is not easily discernible.

What is your tier-one skill?

Which skill could you incrementally improve (1% better every day) that will have a massive ROI over time?

It might be a hard skill (single hammer swing nail driving) or a soft skill (the ability to be incredibly resilient).

Take some time to figure out your tier-one skill.
Then make a plan on how you will develop that skill.

Example:
My tier one skill is the ability to focus.
I need this to be able to write, problem-solve, research, and teach.
This does not mean I am great at focusing. I could be terrible at it. (In reality, I’m okay. But not where I want to be, yet.) The first step is to recognize the skill.

The next step is to make a plan for developing the skill.
For focus, it’s all about controlling the environment. Timers on. Notifications off. Find the flow. Eat and sleep properly.

Now it’s your turn.

What is your tier-one skill?

What is your plan to develop that skill?