The 4 Stages of Competence
The 4 stages of competence
The 4 Stages of Competence
One of the most powerful concepts we share with clients is the idea of competence, and how we move from struggling with a new skill to making it second nature. This process can be applied to almost anything, including improving posture and movement patterns.
There are four key stages:
- Unconscious Incompetence – You’re not even aware that you’re not doing something correctly. For posture, this might mean you don’t realize you’re slouching or sitting in a way that strains your body.
- Conscious Incompetence – You’ve become aware of the issue, but it can be frustrating to notice how often you slip back into bad habits.
- Conscious Competence – You can now do the right thing, but it takes effort and focus. For example, you might need to actively remind yourself to sit tall or keep your shoulders back.
- Unconscious Competence – With enough practice and repetition, the new habit becomes automatic. Just like tying your shoes or driving a car, you no longer have to think about it, it simply happens.
Our goal with posture therapy is to help you reach
unconscious competence with proper alignment and muscle memory. This takes time, consistent practice, and patience. But once you reach that point, your body moves and functions at its best. Without you having to think twice.
Serving Colorado from our centrally located office in Westminster and seeing clients from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder, we can also help globally via WebCam such as Zoom or FaceTime.
Anu Lawrence owned Egoscue Method clinics for over a decade before moving to private practice in 2022 and is a certified master instructor in the Egoscue Method, having learned the craft from Pete Egoscue directly.
