Your most important resource is not your bank account or your house, but your knowledge. What you know and how you use your knowledge, is what sets you apart at work and in your community. If you are looking for a new job or a promotion or sometimes, especially in a down economy, you need to know more and be able to apply that information to your position.
If you want to progress in your field you will never stop learning. That means that you need to put effort into learning, the more progress you want the more effort you will want to put into learning. But is that really that hard to do? How many hours do you spend watching television in one day? What if you took fifteen to thirty minutes every day into reading a book in your field, or a biography of someone who excels in your profession?
There is a reason that top companies spend millions every year in training of their employees and that reason is that they get a greater return from that investment. If the company is willing to invest in you don’t you think that you should do the same? We have an ability to learn vast amounts and we are, for the most part, not doing it.
When you are in the car, instead of listening to the radio or that CD, why not listen to something that will improve your life. Discover things that you never knew before and I am not saying that you should focus only on knowledge that impacts your job. Learn about things that you enjoy and that can be what ever you enjoy. Who knows, you may find that you will be changing jobs for something that makes you happy. Read what ever you can about your field and what you enjoy and you could be an expert in your field in a few years.
Showing posts with label audio books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label audio books. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Reformation & Self-Improvement
"Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, 50 books per year, and will guarantee your success." -- Brian Tracy
(Brian Tracy Home Page
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Self-Improvement should be something that you are looking at on a constant basis. Even with the world whirling around you and you believe you have no time, you do have time. Here is how:
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." -- Groucho Marx
Reduce your television watching for 1 hour each day and you could read 1 book per week according to Brain Tracy. Think about what paradigms which are being pushed at your job. What training are they providing you? If the company is spending money on training you can be assured that management feels this is important for the success of the company. If the training is relevant to the success of the company, I would bet that reading would improve your understanding and demonstrate your abilities within these requirements. Showing energy and commitment in areas that the company, which pays your salary, is a great way to be noticed. You get noticed and you can expect awards, bonuses and promotions.
"Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books." -- Bell Hooks
How much time do you spend commuting to work? What if you spent at least half (one way) of that time reading or listening to audios? What would you like to learn, what are your hobbies, what new position at work would you like to obtain? Increasing your knowledge in areas increases your value.
(Brian Tracy Home Page
)Self-Improvement should be something that you are looking at on a constant basis. Even with the world whirling around you and you believe you have no time, you do have time. Here is how:
- Turn off the television for 1 hour each day
- Listen to audio books while you are exercising
- Listen to audio books while you are commuting to work
"I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book." -- Groucho Marx
Reduce your television watching for 1 hour each day and you could read 1 book per week according to Brain Tracy. Think about what paradigms which are being pushed at your job. What training are they providing you? If the company is spending money on training you can be assured that management feels this is important for the success of the company. If the training is relevant to the success of the company, I would bet that reading would improve your understanding and demonstrate your abilities within these requirements. Showing energy and commitment in areas that the company, which pays your salary, is a great way to be noticed. You get noticed and you can expect awards, bonuses and promotions.
"Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books." -- Bell Hooks
How much time do you spend commuting to work? What if you spent at least half (one way) of that time reading or listening to audios? What would you like to learn, what are your hobbies, what new position at work would you like to obtain? Increasing your knowledge in areas increases your value.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Reformation & Books Continued
Earlier we talked about reading to improve your life. Well this is a great time in history for reading or at least learning from the published word. So how do I take knowledge?
Just so you know, I firmly believe that reading is the best way to go. Picking up a book or looking at a computer screen is the best way to get the information from page to brain. So what can you do:
Just so you know, I firmly believe that reading is the best way to go. Picking up a book or looking at a computer screen is the best way to get the information from page to brain. So what can you do:
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