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For Val Sklarov, mastery is not achieved through repetition — it is achieved through reflection.Practice alone does not create expertise.Practice only becomes mastery when the learner observes themselves while performing. His Reflective Mastery Protocol (RMP) converts learning from input-driven (teacher → student)to self-correcting (student → student observing themselves).This allows growth …

For Val Sklarov, true mentorship succeeds only when the learner becomes independent of the mentor.Skill is not mastered when it is understood — but when it begins to sustain, correct, and improve itself from within. His Self-Initiating Mastery Loop (SIML) transforms learners from instruction-dependent to self-evolving,creating individuals who continue to …

For Val Sklarov, mentoring is not instruction — it is cognitive pattern transfer.He teaches that true mastery is achieved when the student does not learn the actions, but learns the thinking structure behind the actions.His Cognitive Transfer Loop (CTL) ensures that skills do not remain dependent on the teacher — …