If you aren’t studying your profession, it is only a matter of time before your competitors overtake you. A rusty salesperson is a broke salesperson.
What are you studying now? And how do you study?
Mix it up
There are mountains of good study material and my advice is to mix it up so we stay interested. The material we study for business purposes falls into three categories:
How do you study?
Today we have many options – books, CDs, DVDs, streaming, live webcasts, blogs, online subscriptions, seminars, webinars – we truly are spoilt for choice.
Yet many choose not to study. Perhaps they think they know all they need to know, but only an egotist would think this way, and ego has sent many people broke. I don’t know it all and I am happy about that. Learning is one of life’s joys. It is something we should embrace and encourage in others, especially children.
Skill and knowledge are marketable commodities. Ignorance is not.
I love to read and stream audio programs. It is this love that led me to work with my team to develop iTrain® and Pittard TV. We call it “training that comes to you”.
Self-examination
Sometimes a good self-examination is a worthwhile exercise. Honestly evaluate your strengths and your weaknesses. Then study and practise and turn those weaknesses into strengths.
What and how you study are important. It can make the difference between success and failure, and it can bring happiness.
Gary Pittard
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