Continuous Learning, Continuous Growth

Posted on April 25, 2015 Updated on October 9, 2024

People are living longer, staying active in the workforce longer, and need to continuously learn to keep up with the ever-changing world.  Once retired from the workforce, learning is key to staying healthy and enjoying life.

Being able to anticipate, plan, and prepare for change is critical for organizational and personal success. It requires staying current with the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities to create value for yourself and others.

Continuous learning and growth are the minimum requirements for success.

Learning is a physical and emotional based process. It requires you to be connected with thinking, acting, and feeling. Active learning experiences change your brain as you learn new knowledge; you create new brain cell connections. These changes in the brain will reverse if you do not have the opportunity to use the skills you developed. Optimal sleep and silencing the mind through meditation will also enhance the availability of these brain cell connections.

To stay in the continuous learning and continuous growth mindset I encourage you to add the following active learning experiences to your daily habits:

Be great at your job

• If you want to get ahead, first be great at what you do. If you’re great at what you do, people will take notice and have you in mind for special projects and maybe even for a promotion.
  • Be clear on the expectations of your current job.
  • Regularly ask a variety of people for feedback, exploring what you can do to improve.
  • Set goals and take action! Any movement towards improvement will make a difference.

Explore and apply what you learn

• Keep an open mind:
  • Regularly take time to honestly assess your progress and current skills. Update your learning plan as needed.
  • Keep a “Want to Learn” list; write ideas for new areas of study.
  • Follow your intuition and motivation – let your intuition guide you to make learning enjoyable.
• Actively silence the mind through daily meditation, at least 10 minutes a day. Sustained focus is essential for learning and creative thinking.
• Use ‘waiting’ time to learn and/or stretch your muscles.
• Have learning become a daily activity.

Develop leadership skills

• Learn leadership skills and take action on them. Leadership is everyone’s business. Leaders solve problems, make things happen, and inspire others to be their best. Anyone can do that.
• Teach others – you learn what you teach. Communicating ideas to others will solidify learning.
• Spend time with others that invest time in learning new skills

Learning is life. Your vision and goals will be infused with a new sense of exuberance when you commit to learning what you need to learn in order to achieve them.

DEDICATE YOURSELF TO CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND CONTINUOUS GROWTH