The Hidden Step
www.necouncil.org/the
hidden
step
you will become great at this
“
Conscious
knowledge is readily
available but deserts
you under pressure.
When it does, this
area of your brain
automatically takes
over.”
Here is an example: You know your name, right? Now forget it.
You can’t. You cannot forget riding a bike or driving a stick shift
or your times table. Once information is in the knowledge bank, it
is always remembered. You cannot forget it, even if you tried.
They say knowledge is power. Knowledge is not power until
it becomes a part of this area of your brain. You see, conscious
knowledge is readily available but deserts you under pressure.
When it does, this area of your brain automatically takes over.
Knowledge is not power until it becomes a part of your
knowledge bank.
The secret to one’s success is not some inherent quality one pos-
sesses and another does not. It is merely the matter of training key
qualities to become automated knowledge. Essentially, this means
learning to be on autopilot under pressure. During the phone inter-
view, one may feel the pressure or become stressed. And pressure
can rob you of your skills, control, and abilities.