If you want to learn a particular skill, surround yourself with people who already have that skill, fill your office with things that relate to that skill, attend events related to that skill, browse bookstores and other stores that sell equipment related to that skill, read books and watch TV shows related to that skill… in short, fill your life with ignition triggers:

• Create a vision board about your skill
• Join or start a meetup on the topic of your skill
• Buy some books on the topic of your skill
• Follow some blogs on the topic of your skill

This post is an excerpt from this month’s feature: “The Bottom-line on Daniel Coyle”

For the full Bottom-line audio and transcript, workbook, author interview and set of coaching emails, check out The Bottom-line on The Talent Code.