Here is how I heard it from those who have been at this longer than I have
The three necessary principles are Honesty, Openmindedness and Willingness.
They repeat over four times
Step one, honesty
step two, openmindedness
step three willingness
step four, honesty
step five, open mindedness
step six, willingness
etc etc
it's very simplified, but right now I need very simple, and I find this useful