About TLOL & Staci B.
About Staci B and The Language of Light:
The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies on expertise. Researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise – 10,000 hours.
-The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
The first time I read about the 10,000 hour rule, I thought – Wow! What have I been that devoted to? I silently ran through the various interests, professions, and hobbies I’ve had over the years and realized my desire to learn inspired me to be involved in so many things that I probably wouldn’t ever qualify as an expert in anything.
Then it hit me. I quickly ran some numbers in my head. It had taken longer than the standard ten years Gladwell talks about in his book, but the hours were definitely there. In a little less than twenty years, I had devoted over 10,000 hours to the exploration of my Self. In fact, it was a consistent endeavor in my adult life.
I never could stay focused on one career – sales person, scent profiler, outplacement counselor, marketing professional, teacher, media buyer, life coach. It used to be a source of shame. What Malcolm Gladwell helped me to realize is that although my career choices may be diverse, I’ve stayed focused and not ever tired of studying and searching for the truth about who I really am – not as a human being, but as a physical manifestation of spirit.
The journey has taken me down many different roads, but all with the same goal. To know myself Inside and out, because that’s the only way I can really know me. This has required an unraveling of the beliefs, perceptions, and thoughts I’ve held about who I thought I was, and a willingness to release it all so I can move closer to understanding who I really am.
Each journey looks different, yet has many similarities. The ability and express mySelf is my greatest gift and my most profound joy. I find that in writing and speaking about my experiences, others find themselves renewed in their own search and inspired to know the essence contained within.